Chris Leben had his final combat sports event at BKFC Knucklemania on Friday, finishing Quentin Henry in 67 thrilling seconds. Now 40, the TUF 1 cast member talked about retiring at the post-fight press conference.

The fight was exactly what I wanted, said Leben. I knew when Quentin got up that I was in trouble. If you watched his other fights, that’s when this guy gets going is once he gets hit real hard. I knew we were going to start slugging at that point. You guys can probably tell by my nose he landed some good shots as well. There’s not much else to say.

It was a beautiful way for me to cap my career. Long time in combat sports. It’s bittersweet but being part of this organization, finishing my career with a bare-knuckle knockout, there’s nothing else I could add to it.

I was scared for the first one, I was scared for the last one. Anybody that says that they’re not scared when they fight is a f***ing liar. This is a scary thing what we do.

I feel like you grow up, you move out of your parent’s house. It’s kind of the same thing with being a martial artist. You train, you’re part of a lineage, you compete for that and then eventually you move out, you start your own gym. You start training your own guys and that’s what I want to do. It’s time for me to do that as well as get over to the officiating side, I’m coaching, I’m reffing.

I kind of jokingly say I’m not going back to school any time soon. This is what I do. This is where I’m at. You guys are still going to be seeing me.

h/t Damon Martin for MMA Fighting