Darren Elkins retires after 16 years in the UFC: ‘Man, was it a fun ride’

As planned, Darren Elkins retired from mixed martial arts on Saturday night following his fight with Yadier del Valle on the undercard of UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld. Not planned: the way he went out via TKO just 35 seconds into the bout. It was a tough ending for “The D