After being defeated by Brazilian Felipe Froes in the fight for the featherweight title, 44-year-old Balaev announced his retirement.
“It's just that I myself feel like I'm not pulling.
I think this is 100% my last fight.
If you are not pulling, then you need to go and take care of your children.
I apologize for not meeting your expectations.
I wanted to add a bullet.
I didn’t say that this is the last fight, but this is really my last fight.
I wanted to finish beautifully, but it didn’t work out, ”the ACA press service quotes Balayev as saying.
Balaev's track record, who began his professional career at the age of 37, includes 11 victories and three defeats.
Earlier the results of all matches of the ACA 116 tournament in Moscow became known.