Mitch Clarke took an absolute pummeling at the hands of Alex White at UFC 215, which meant that when he went to address the crowd after his second-round TKO loss, he had to look out at them through two eyes that were both nearly swollen shut. Despite the blood and the evident bruises, Clarke still managed a retirement speech that was as about as gracious and polite – and, let’s just say it, Canadian – as any we’ve ever heard in the UFC (via Twitter ): “Although I did not get the result I wanted…” This is the most Canadian retirement speech I've ever heard. And from a guy tough as nails. pic.twitter.com/VEoywV4srq — Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) September 10, 2017 Clarke (11-5 MMA, 2-5 UFC) began by thanking commentators Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier for praising his toughness while he was busy eating a torrent of elbows from White (12-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) early in the second (and it really was a sight to behold), then admitting that basically his entire MMA career had been built on being tough enough to overcome some athletic deficiencies. That’s when he told us his career was actually over
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Mitch Clarke gave a very Canadian retirement speech after UFC 215 loss – MMA Junkie