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#4. Michael Bisping - UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum
Michael Bisping finally winning the UFC middleweight title is one of the most iconic moments in the history of MMA. The victory marked the culmination of years of hard work and entertainment. Bisping went on to defend the title, lose it to Georges St-Pierre and then retire after a second straight loss.
A significant factor behind Bisping's retirement was a severe eye injury that was worsening towards the end of his career. His last fight came against Kelvin Gastelum, who delivered a big KO punch that caused even more damage. Bisping now has a glass eye as a result of the injury.
While it may sound sad, Bisping achieved his life's ambition prior to retiring and has been very successful since calling it a career. The former champion has a wealth of records in the middleweight division and can regularly be found these days commentating on various UFC events.
#3. Joanna Jedrzejczyk - UFC 275
Another recent retirement took place last month when arguably the greatest women's strawweight ever, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, called it a career. Jedrzejczyk first won the title back in 2015 and has the longest title reign in the division's history with five straight successful defenses.
She finally lost the belt to Rose Namajunas before moving up to flyweight and challenging for that belt. She would then move back down to strawweight and was still competing at an elite level right until the end. That ending arrived against Zhang Weili, who defeated her with a stunning spinning backfist KO.
Had Jedrzejczyk won that fight, she likely would have then challenged for the title once again. Instead, she decided to call it a day on her incredible career and focus her efforts elsewhere on the various other projects she's involved in. She will be remembered as one of the key fighters who put women's MMA on the map.
