Mark Cherico explains decision to retire following his fight on Saturday at Gladiators of the Cage

Featherweight Mark Cherico will be looking to add another belt to his collection on Saturday at Gladiators of the Cage in Pittsburgh as he will face Nate Landwehr for the 145 pound title.

Photo via Cherico's Facebook
Photo via Cherico’s Facebook

Cherico (8-1) is the current Pinnacle FC featherweight champion and following his fight on Saturday night, the Pittsburgh based fighter will call it a career.

During Tuesday’s edition of The MMA Report Podcast, Cherico joined the show to discuss his decision to retire following his fight this weekend and gave his thoughts on Landwehr.

In addition to discussing his fight against Landwehr, Cherico did state that there is one fight that would bring him out of retirement, but he does not expect that fight to ever be presented to him.

Check out Cherico’s full interview from this week’s The MMA Report Podcast below.