Jeremiah Wells stuns at UFC 330 with Ninja Choke, then hints at return

Jeremiah Wells walked into UFC 330 as the biggest underdog on the card. He walked out with a third-round submission win, his gloves on the Octagon floor, and a retirement that lasted maybe ten seconds.

Fighting at Xfinity Mobile Arena in his hometown of Philadelphia – a building where he once worked – Wells pulled off a Ninja Choke on Myktybek Orolbai at 1:24 of Round 3. The official result went into the books as a submission, and the crowd, which had seen him down on the scorecards, erupted.

Wells, now 14-4-1, laid his gloves down after the win. It looked like the end. The 39-year-old had planned for this to be his final fight.