Hunt: ‘Nearly made the biggest mistake of my life’
Mark Hunt: “I nearly made the biggest mistake of my life. I could have never fought again. I am glad things worked out and I am glad to have UFC as my employers.”
Earlier this month UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt, who fights Roy Nelson in the main event of UFN 52 on Sept. 20 in Japan, posted enigmatically recently on Twitter.
mark richard hunt @markhunt1974
•Well I’m unemployed that sucks
•Not my choice guys but going from being exited at the prospects of the future of fighting to being unemployed in a day lol this sucks
It almost immediately apparent that Hunt was not in fact released from his contract. When pressed Hunt attributed the tweets to a lack of carbs.
In a recent interview with New Zealand’s Sunday Star, Hunt revealed the real reason:
Hunt wanted a three-fight contract, UFC wanted eight; they settled on six after an ominous Hunt tweet about becoming unemployed caused a brief kerfuffle.
He doesn’t want to talk about the wrangling, beyond admitting his wife talked him around. “She brought me back to reality. I didn’t make an emotional decision, I made a decision based on business. I nearly made the biggest mistake of my life. I could have never fought again. I am glad things worked out and I am glad to have UFC as my employers.”
Thanks to Zane SImon of BE for the find.