UFC Hall of Famer Kelvin Gastelum: ‘The End Is Coming Soon’

UFC Hall of Famer Kelvin Gastelum admitted that “the end is coming soon” as he knows his MMA profession is not going to last much longer.

The 35-year-old Gastelum has been in the UFC since 2013, when he won “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 17. While he has had a great profession total, including getting into the UFC Hall of Fame for his traditional 2019 interim middleweight title bout against Israel Adesanya, he knows that the finish is coming up soon.

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Kelvin Gastelum Admits UFC Career Coming to an End

Speaking to Max Wawrin, Gastelum admitted that he would not have much time left in the UFC. He is getting into the last struggle on his UFC contract, and having lost two of his last three bouts, he knows that he wants to win if he needs to get another UFC deal.

“I have one fight left on my contract, man. We want to renew — this next fight is very important. I gotta win this fight. They want to renew my contract. I think after I renew and I complete that contract, I’m going to ride off into my own sunset. I got a few good ones left in the chamber, but I know the end is coming soon,” Gastelum said (via MMAMania.com).

“Until that happens, I’ll tell you what: I still believe I’m one of the best fighters in the world, and I know I can compete with the best of them. I don’t just say it to say it. I say it because I truly mean it. A lot of that competition is still in me; I just haven’t been able to display it. The last few years have not gone the way I wanted them to.”

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Kelvin Gastelum UFC Career

In 26 UFC fights, Gastelum is 14-11, 1 NC. He holds notable wins over Michael Bisping, Daniel Rodriguez, Chris Curtis, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, Tim Kennedy, Johny Hendricks, and Uriah Hall, among others.

In Gastelum’s last struggle, he was completed by Vicente Luque in a huge upset at UFC 327. He was supposed to struggle at Noche UFC against Yousri Belgaroui, but pulled out and has not fought since then.

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