Krzysztof Soszynski fought from 2003 to 2011, earning a 26-12-1 record. Of the losses, six were by T/KO. It’s not a notably high number, and the real damage in MMA make take place in the gym – no one can tell you how many times they have been rocked in the gym, unless it’s none.

Now, 43, and finding success as a color commentator for KSW and as an actor (Logan, The Package, Here Comes the Boom, CSI, among others), “The Polish Experiment” spoke recently with Mike Bohn, assisted by Matt Erickson, for MMA Junkie, and talked about the right time to retire. In his case, it was right.

Don’t get me wrong – the knees are pretty bad, [but] the mind is very strong still, said Soszynski. So I’m very happy – I don’t have any of these crazy symptoms that a lot of these are having. I have been working with a lot of doctors and people who are in that field to help me regenerate all the tissues and connective tissues with my brain. So I’m very happy with all the peptides and things like that that I’m taking, supplements and things like that.

I’m not dealing with all of these major issues like some of these fighters. Plus, I feel like I left at the right time. My brain told me stop fighting. My family told me it was time to stop fighting. And I said yes, it’s time to stop fighting. I’m very fortunate to stop at the right time and continue on living an amazing life. I’m 43 years old and I feel like … it’s Chapter 2 – a brand new journey, and I’m having a blast doing it.

There is a growing body of research suggesting that psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin “magic” mushrooms may offer therapeutic benefits for patients diagnosed with traumatic brain injury. Soszynski says his anecdotal experience bears that out.

I have been doing some self-[medication] – LSD micro-dosing, and micro-dosing some psilocybin mushrooms and things like that on a very, very small scale, he said. I’ve been doing that for quite a while. And to be honest, I just had my first ayahuasca experience, and all those things are absolutely amazing. They definitely make you see the world in a different way – very small, minuscule differences, but you feel happier, you feel more energized, you feel like you want to get up and do things.

I feel normal and beautiful at the same time. It’s definitely the future … You hear a lot of studies of guys who have been in the military or have post-traumatic stress disorder, and those kinds of things are really helping.

What do you think UG? Is it high time to go get punched in the head some, so you have a sound medical excuse for your recreational indulgences?