Shane Roller RETIRED!
by Matt Erickson | Source: MMAJunkie.com
The lightweight fighter on Monday said on his Twitter account that he has decided to move on to new things after his loss to Jacob Volkmann in Minneapolis on Friday night.
“Looks like I’m hanging up the gloves for good,” Roller stated. “It was fun, but time to move on. Sux that it ended like that. Now startn (sic) the next chapter!!”
Roller (11-7 MMA, 2-4 UFC) was stopped by Volkmann (15-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) at 2:38 of the first round with a rear-naked choke. The fight was part of the preliminary card of UFC on FX 5, which took place at Target Center. The fight aired on FUEL TV.
The loss was Roller’s fourth in his past five fights. After a strong WEC career that saw him go 6-2 in that promotion with five submissions, Roller didn’t find the same success in the UFC following the two companies’ merger.