See ya! UFC welterweight Cathal Pendred retires from MMA

Bad news for CM Punk, who will no longer have Cathal Pendred to kick around.

That's because the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight, who rose to fame as a contestant on season 19 of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), announced his retirement from mixed martial arts on Wednesday (Nov. 25, 2015) by way of Twitter.

Transcribed by FOX Sports:

"I am a passionate person and I always give 100-percent to what I do. I have been passionate about MMA for a long time and my focus on the sport has been my driving force for the last nine years. I now find that my passion is no longer what it was and I feel that it is time for me to move on. I have other interests that I want to pursue. The time is right to close one door and open another. My love of MMA remains with me. I intend to maintain my involvement with the sport but I no longer wish to compete. I have developed as a person because of mixed martial arts, as I learned to cope with discipline and demands of the sport. MMA has made me a stronger person. This strength will carry through into other areas of my life, as I move onto pursue new goals. My participation in competing in MMA has come to an end, but my love for the sport has not. I will maintain my interest in the sport and continue to support my teammates as they follow their dreams."

Gotta respect a man who knows when to say when.

Pendred finishes his combat sports career with a 17-4-1 record (including a 4-2 mark in UFC), having recently suffered a technical knockout defeat to Tom Breese at the UFC Fight Night 76 event last month in Dublin, Ireland, his second loss in as many fights.

Happy trails, "Punisher."