After more than 30 professional fights, including seven in the UFC, welterweight Jared Gooden said it’s time for him to hang up the gloves. Gooden (23-11) announced his retirement in a social media video in the wake of a reported loss to Mahamed Aly (4-0) this past Saturday at a Shogun Fights event in Maryland. That bout was Gooden’s first after his second release from the UFC, which came after a decision loss this past fall. “My time has come. I’m walking away from the sport,” Gooden said in the video
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