UFC replacement Rick Glenn almost asked to return to WSOF, but is sure glad he didn’t

Rick Glenn made a bold decision last year, but it has finally paid off.

After a stoppage victory at WSOF 24 last October, Glenn, a former WSOF featherweight champion, requested his release from the promotion to pursue a career in the UFC. WSOF obliged.

But the UFC didn’t come calling right away. Meanwhile, Glenn won two fights on the regional circuit as a free agent. And still nothing. “The Gladiator” started to worry. Had he made a mistake by leaving WSOF?

“I’ve had my doubts,” Glenn told BloodyElbow.com’s The MMA Circus. “There’s been some close calls where I thought I was gonna get in on some last-minute fights, but it never ended up happening. So I was definitely starting to doubt my chances. But I obviously never gave up.”

A large handful of people Glenn knew thought it was crazy he chose to depart from WSOF. They had a valid point, though — Glenn has lost out on a lot of money since leaving the promotion, according to the Iowa native.

Looking back, he said that that was the toughest decision he has had to make in his veteran fighting career. He talked it over with his teammates, friends and family for weeks.

“A month or two ago, my wife and I were talking at the dinner table. I was like, ‘Sh-t, maybe I need to hit up World Series again and get back in there. See if they’ll pick me up.’ I was getting pretty close to contacting them again and seeing if they were interested.”

Glenn has finally gotten the good news he had been hoping for for a long, long time. Earlier this week, UFC matchmaker Joe Silva offered him and his management team a short notice bout against Evan Dunham scheduled for next week. Glenn obviously …

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