Former UFC, PRIDE and K-1 star, Barrie, Ontario's Gary Goodridge may no longer compete in future MMA fights.  According to MMAWeekly, Goodridge was recently diagnosed with early onset CTE/pugilistic dementia stemming from his long career and taking all sorts of punishment from inside and outside of the ring (training sessions).

The Ontario fighter has been involved in over 80 fights since 1996.  He suffered seven consecutive losses dating back to March 2007.

He holds an impressive highlight reel KO at UFC 8 that is still talked about today and seen in UFC's best KO series.

Goodridge has this to say about his career:

"I have no regrets. I love the way I live my life, I mean I would like to make little changes, but no, I have no regrets. I loved the way my life was, I lived a good life, and I'm happy with what I did."

Goodridge also states that K-1 was the main culprit for his condition.

"I would like to share with people, but I think most of my damage came from K-1. MMA really wasn't an issue because there's hardly any shots to the head. 90-percent of my injuries came from K-1, where there's nothing but head trauma, head injuries over and over again."

Goodridge has locked horns with the likes of Don Frye, Igor Vovchanchyn, Ricco Rodriguez, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Alistair Overeem, to name a few.

MMACanada.net sends positivity Goodridge's way in a hopeful recovery.