Phillipe Nover announces retirement from mixed martial arts

Phillipe Nover’s appearance in his Brooklyn backyard at UFC 208 turned out to be his career swan song.The 33-year-old featherweight from New York City announced his retirement from mixed martial arts on Wednesday, days after dropping a decision to Rick Glenn at the Barclays Center.
Nover made his first splash on the national level by appearing in The Ultimate Fighter 8 lightweight tournament. At the time, Dana White called Nover “the next Anderson Silva,” placing an intense lev