Dan Argueta announces his retirement from MMA after being released by UFC

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Dan Argueta, a six-time veteran of the UFC, has announced his retirement from MMA.

The 31-year-old bantamweight announced the news on Tuesday after confirming his decision to call it a career following his release from the UFC.

"It's with a heavy heart that today I've decided to hang up my gloves," Argueta wrote on social media. "After receiving news of the UFC not giving me the opportunity to finish out the final fight on my contract, I've ultimately decided to turn the page and start writing my next chapter.

"With that being said fighting indeed saved my life. I gave it my all every-time I stepped into an Octagon and that's something I'm at peace with. This opportunity taught me more about myself than anything else. It molded me into the man that can handle becoming the best version of himself, it helped me find my best friend and soon to be beautiful wife, and it showed me that I CAN do anything I set my mind to."

Argueta joined the UFC roster back in 2022 where he lost a decision to Damon Jackson but the he promptly picked up his first win after defeating Nick Aguirre in his next appearance.

Unfortunately that served as the only victory on his UFC resume after he ended with two consecutive no contests — the second came after he lost a decision to Miles Johns that was later overturned when Johns tested positive for a banned substance.

He then suffered back-to-back losses to Jean Matsumoto and Cody Haddon that now serve as the final two fights of his UFC career.

"To the roughest, toughest, most demanding job on earth (Next to being a parent). You're a cruel son of a b*tch, but I'll always love what we had," Argueta wrote. "This isn't a maybe we'll get back together. This is a goodbye. Opportunity awaits."

Argueta retires with a 9-3 record with two no contests after he made his professional debut back in 2017.