{"id":40918,"date":"2026-10-07T05:07:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T05:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Edson-Barboza-retired-from-MMA-but-hes-not-done-competing-203107"},"modified":"2026-10-07T05:07:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T05:07:46","slug":"edson-barboza-retired-from-mma-but-hes-not-done-competing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/edson-barboza-retired-from-mma-but-hes-not-done-competing\/","title":{"rendered":"Edson Barboza retired from MMA, but he&#8217;s not done competing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/edson-barboza-retired-from-mma-but-hes-not-done-competing.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Edson-Barboza-46259\">Edson<br \/>\nBarboza<\/a> retired from mixed martial arts earlier this year, but<br \/>\nthe Brazilian veteran isn\u2019t walking away from combat sports.<\/p>\n<p>Barboza (24-15) has signed with Absolute Championship of Brazilian<br \/>\nJiu-Jitsu, according to an announcement from the grappling<br \/>\npromotion, continuing his combat sports career after calling time<br \/>\non his MMA career in August.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Edson Barboza signs with ACBJJ after ending his 17-year MMA<br \/>\ncareer<\/h2>\n<p>Barboza announced his retirement following a fourth consecutive<br \/>\ndefeat, a second-round technical knockout loss to <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Esteban-Ribovics-214867\">Esteban<br \/>\nRibovics<\/a> at <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-330-Makhachev-vs-Garry-112557\">UFC<br \/>\n330<\/a> in Philadelphia. The loss marked the end of his 17-year<br \/>\nprofessional MMA career.<\/p>\n<p>Barboza has now signed with ACBJJ, which holds gi and no-gi<br \/>\nBrazilian jiu-jitsu tournaments, superfights and mixed grappling<br \/>\nevents.<\/p>\n<p>Barboza has already tested himself in grappling. He faced UFC<br \/>\nmiddleweight <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Sharabutdin-Magomedov-309711\">Sharabutdin<br \/>\nMagomedov<\/a> under the Hype FC banner in March, with their match<br \/>\nending in a draw.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did the right choices in this part of my life about<br \/>\ninvestments,\u201d he told <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie-eu.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ufc\/2026\/08\/19\/edson-barboza-details-ufc-retirement-grim-reason-eye-injury\/91369418007\/\">MMA Junkie<\/a> when asked about his future. \u201cBut<br \/>\nI\u2019m still 40. I\u2019m still young and very excited about the future. I<br \/>\nhave a lot of things to do in the future. Thank God I did the right<br \/>\nchoices on the financial side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DeH5CZYRBFt\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" readability=\"-0.21212121212121\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edson Barboza retired from mixed martial arts earlier this year, but the Brazilian veteran isn\u2019t walking away from combat sports. Barboza (24-15) has signed with Absolute Championship of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, according to an announcement from the grappling promotion, continuing his combat sports career after calling time on his MMA career in August. 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