I love watching you fight! I wouldn't want to take a body shot like that.

where ever you go from here the fans will always have your back..keep your head up jens

I KNOW I'M NOT READY TO SEE YOU GO SO I CAN'T BEGIN TO KNOW HOW YOU FEEL. YOU MY FRIEND ARE NOT JUST MY FAVERITE FIGHTER EVER BUT YOU ARE MY FAVERITE ATHELET!!! GLADIATERS ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN THEESE DAYS AND YOU ARE ONE OF THE BEST. A FEW FIGHTS? THATS NOTHING!! THATS A TEST. I HOPE YOU PASS. I AM NOT READY TO LOOSE A PHENOMENOM! SOME OF THE BEST FIGHTS I WILL EVER SEE ARE THANKS TO YOU. YOU ARE WHY I WATCH MMA RIGHT NOW. THE HEART YOU HAVE IS UNMATCHED AND I BELIEVE IN YOU! GOOD LUCK AND I HOPE TO SEE MUCH MORE FROM YOU!!

I've never really been a big fan of yours to be honest,but over the last few months or so i've come to see you in a different light and you've slowly won a new fan.After your fight last night with Faber, your honesty and true emotions showed brightly,all i can say is thank you, you truly are a credit to the sport and the world. All the work you've done to improve yourself on every level as a person and an athlete is incredible, i can only hope for the best for you and your families future.Never stop and never give up, you give so many people hope. Thank you, a full fledged fan of the best the business has to offer!

Jens, my husband and I watched your fight last night and, despite the F-bomb which I didn't even hear, the interview afterwards confirmed that you are one of the most respectful, respected, smart, and honest people let alone fighters. I think you have a great future doing some things that maybe you can't anticipate right now, though in your interview at the Fukertons.com (part III) you seemed to see glimpes of it and I think you're absolutely on the right track. You're an engaging rapid-fire and sincere talker and people listen to you and I believe they can relate to what you've been through in their own way. I know I can, even though I'm in the performing arts, and I'm just so damned proud of you in how you've created a good life for yourself with a family and a place you feel at home. To a lot of people in their real lives, that's winning the biggest fight. You're an inspiration whether you fight in the cage or not. -Olenka

Let us know what you decide. It was harder watching the emotion then it was watching the end of the fight. I hope this isnt the end, I think that you can still fight and win!

Tough fight. Damn I was pulling for you. I hope you don't retire but you gotta do what ya gotta do. You looked good until that body shot. I really hope we have not seen the last of you.

I hope you dont quit. You are one of my favorite fighters. I think you are just learning if you are going to commit to this sport you HAVE to find the time, the energy, suck it up and do what ever... by no means are you physically washed up...but maybe your heart needs a tune up? We love you and hope to see many fights with Lil Evil!!!

Hang in there Jens...Keep your head up! There were too many obstacles in this one. Being a new dad is physically and emotionally draining and almost impossible to get sleep. Not to mention losing a close friend and having that weigh heavy on your mind. Training in Seattle and living in Iowa is no picnic either. This fight should have been moved to March or April to give you adequate time to prepare. That's the WEC's fault. I still plan my day around your fights and will continue to watch you battle anybody they put in front of you. Just stroke your UFC belts and keep in mind that the word legendary will always precede your name!

Jens,
I'm not usually one to go posting things online,
As a developing mixed martial artist myself, I just wanted to let you know that I have more respect for you then just about anyone I have come across in sport. Your style, swagger, passion, and the way you have handled all the adversity that life has thrown at you are a proveribial pathway for not only Mixed Marital Artists, but people in general on how to handle all the S#$! life can throw at someone. As a fan, I'm gonna be selfish and say I would love to continue to see you fight, but personally, please do what it is that you feel is best for you and your family.

I'm looking to make my amatuer debut sometime late this spring, or early this summer, and I can tell you that alot of the way I have conducted myself from day to day (both in the gym and out) have come from a you. You are an inspiration; you have a life long fan in me, and I hope that one day our paths may cross so I can shake the hand of man who I respect the hell out of.

-Ryan K from Cleveland

yOU ARE THE CHAMP IN MY BOOK AND ALWAY WILL BE NO ONE IN UFC OR WEC CAN KEEP FIGHTING LIKE YOU DO. LOVE YOU MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pick your head up Jens. No apologies necessary to anyone. Massive shots are gonna land sometimes and there is nothing you can do. That is why they get thrown. You can't stop everything. You took it and tried to move to recover, and last night it just didn't work out for ya. Hell if bombs weren't being thrown and it was a bunch of little sissy slapping going on in the cage it wouldn't be much fun to watch! I just prefer when your bombs land instead.

Now I do not know you personally. I have never had the pleasure of meeting you (yet) , but from what I see, you are still relevant. Yeah, you got a few losses recently. SO WHAT! It is not like you are fighting a buch of chumps out there, you are fighting some quality guys, and not exactly on your timetable either. There is no doubt among the MMA crowd that you are still a great fighter. You wouldn't get the fights you do if people didn't believe in you. And look at your following. I will bet you that more people went last night to watch you and your fight then the Varner-Cerrone fight.

Plain and simple - you are loved and I for one can't wait to see you on a card again.

John

PS - don't worry about the F Bomb. It definitely wasn't the only one dropped last night.

In whatever you choose, thank you for inspiring so many people. It is a privilege to watch someone be so honest and real on television and paper. I hope to see you on the roller coaster of life someday; I'm sure the view is breathtaking.

You fought well. You still have the showmanship and the heart this sport needs. Don not consider quitting. Please

Jens,

All of us believe in you, and 3 fights is merely a bump in the road, not the end of it. Things happen for a reason, and knowing that reason isn't necessary, but knowing that you can accomplish and overcome anything is. You have so much in you that you have shared with us, and I, personally, am incredibly touched. There is absolutely no need to apologize for anything, you bust your ass, are an incredible father and person, and we all know that you give us 110% always. We love you. We believe in you.

Me.

Jens,

You are relevent in this sport. I watched the event just to see you fight, just as I have since the day I first saw you fight. I am not making excuses for you for your loss, however I think anyone with any understanding of how important the people in your life are to you could expect you to do any better after gaining a son and losing a friend, all while trying to squeeze a training camp in. You will always be an inspiration to somone and you just have to remember what it was like back when it was you and Hughes and the guys just traveling around the country fighting to fight. Keep your head up man and remember the words tattooed on our arms...Malon Labe. That is what motivates us in our different worlds.

Hit me up, when you get a chance. I'll drop you a line later this week.

The Deaf MMA Columnist

it sucks that you lost but whatever you decide to do you'll always have your fans, thank you for letting us know how you're going and hopefully you'll let us know soon what you're going to do in the future
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