Babalu announces retirement

Babalu during post fight press:

“It’s kind of highly emotional for me to talk about this right now,” said Sobral at the post fight press conference. “But I think maybe I’ve been in the cage more than everybody in this room here. I lived the life. That’s what I want to say. I have no regrets. I was happy to help this sport grow.”

“I’ll keep continuing to help the sport to grow, but I won’t fight anymore. I wished for a good fight. I wish I could have been faster. I wish I could have been stronger than I used to be. But my body cannot continue to do this anymore, and it’s time for me to step out.”

After his loss this week in Bellator he put on his gi, laid his gloves down in the center of the cage, bowed and retired.