Former UFC middleweight title challenger Uriah Hall revealed that he had suicidal thoughts after deciding to end his MMA career, as the uncertainty of his future became a huge burden.
After leaving MMA, I fell into a really deep hole. I fell into a deep depression. I realized I had nothing else to do. I had spent the last 20 years of my life devoting myself, my soul, to one cause, and then suddenly it was gone, it was taken away. So I really found myself in dark places, but luckily there were people around who supported me. When I was feeling depressed, at one point I even looked at my firearm. Depression is a real thing, and if you don't have the right support group, support system, you're not going to get out of it. I sat on my couch for literally a week straight, not knowing what to do. I remember when I opened the door and saw the sunlight for the first time, I thought, "What the hell." Literally, when I just got up and went outside, it helped me.
Uriah Hall
Recall that Uriah Hall will face former NFL player Le'Veon Bell on Oct. 29 at Desert Diamond Arena as part of SHOWTIME Boxing MVP Night.
Hall, 38, last fought in July 2022 at UFC 276, losing to Andre Muniz by unanimous decision. He has 21 wins and 11 losses under his belt.