Suing the UFC had some serious consequences for “Super Samoan” Mark Hunt. In a recent interview with The MMA Hour, Hunt claimed that the UFC “blacklisted” him, making it impossible for him to fight, and robbed him of the joy of competition.
He claims the UFC pulled strings behind the scenes to prevent him from competing, even in other promotions. “I’m done fighting. I think I lost the passion a long time ago when I filed this lawsuit against the UFC.
Mark Hunt Claims UFC “Blacklisted” Him From Other Promotions After Lawsuit
They took that passion away from me, to be honest. The only fight I’ve had since I left the UFC was a boxing match, [and] I couldn’t get another match anywhere. I don’t think any company would pick me up because of this lawsuit, to be honest.
Why wouldn’t you hire someone as good as me? Such a good-looking guy, such a great fighter, why wouldn’t you hire someone like me? I think I got blacklisted, to be honest. I couldn’t get a match anywhere.”
Mark Hunt’s only fight since embarking on his legal battle with Dana White and his company was a boxing match against Paul Gallen, an Australian rugby league player. Hunt, despite losing, claims he enjoyed the fight more than many of his UFC bouts.
“The only match I got was back here at home in Sydney against Paul Gallen, who’s an ex-footy player. It was actually the most fun I’ve had in a long, long time competing, because it was on my terms, even though I lost the match. It was great, I had fun. It was like when I first started competing in fighting a long time ago. It was actually a great adrenaline rush.”
Does this mean Mark Hunt is retiring, or will his major fight be in the courtroom for now? “If I’m not going to be putting 100 percent in it, I’m not going to do it. I just wasn’t happy. The drive for fighting was gone because of this lawsuit. It’s just so annoying.
I’m not announcing [that I’m not fighting anymore] because I’ve still got one fight left.
It’s happening right now, it’s the battle against the UFC in court. That’s the only fight that really matters, to be honest. The fight for equality against these… I’m not even going to go into a crazy rant, just the fight against the UFC to making it equal for these fighters.
The fight against cheaters in this sport. That’s the last fight I’ve got.” How do you feel about Mark Hunt’s “blacklisting”? Let us know in the comments.
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