Joanne Wood Announces Retirement Following Victory at UFC 299

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If this truly is goodbye, Joanne Wood went out on a high note.

on Saturday at the Kaseya Center in Miami. The 38-year-old Wood leaves the sport with a 17-8 career career that included a 17-bout stint in the Las Vegas-based promotion.

“Jojo” left a lasting impression in the late stages of her swan song, as she wobbled Moroz with a spinning backfist and aggresively pursued the finish until the final horn. While that moment didn’t arrive, Wood did avenge a first-round submission loss to Moroz that occurred at UFC Fight Night 64 on April 11, 2015.for the flyweight title at UFC 250, but the bout fell through after Shevchenko pulled out of the event due to injury.

 

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