Raush Manfio ’s run through the PFL 2021 lightweight season was a memorable one and it almost did not happen. The 2021 PFL champion and winner of the $1 million prize was on the verge of hanging up the gloves a month before joining the PFL as an alternate for its 155-pound season. Manfio (15-3) was going through a career slump and was ready to call it quits. The Brazilian was coming off a loss to Sidney Outlaw at Titan FC in 2018 and had struggled to get a fight since. “I called my manager Brian Butler and I was quitting my career,” Manfio told MMA Junkie Radio. “I was preparing to try to stop finding fights for me
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PFL champ Raush Manfio almost retired a month before 2021 season: ‘I was ready to quit’ – MMA Junkie