Rich,

Glad to see you are taking time off! It is always a blessing to be able to regroup. I can’t wait to see you get back though. If you have it in you to go a few more (I am positive you do), please don’t retire anytime soon.  You are our favorite fighter at our church among the fight fans and we look forward to seeing you do your thing! All the best and many blessings to you and your family!

Philippians 4:13

Rajeev C. Puran (Raj)

I’m with you Rich, take some time for yourself as you deserve it!

Look forward to seeing you back in the octagon mid 2010.

GOD Bless

Respectfully,

This year will be the first year I have taken any kind of break during my time with the UFC since I began fighting for them in 2003.  The only down time I have given myself is when something is broken and I am required to give it time to heal. Other than that, I train, fight, train, fight and so on.

It will be good for me to mentally reset.  I plan to take a few months off and then get back on track for my next fight.  I will still be in the gym, I just won’t be pushing myself like I do for a fight. Normally once one fight is over, the UFC is already trying to schedule my next fight…and this time I will finally get a short break in between.