The UFC has reportedly parted methods with a number of fighters, together with heavyweight Robelis Despaigne.
Earlier in the present day, X account UFC Roster Tracker reported that a number of fighters have been faraway from the roster. It ought to be famous {that a} fighter being faraway from the web roster doesn’t at all times imply they’ve been faraway from the corporate. In some circumstances, they may very well be occurring hiatus, have been suspended, or are injured.
Moreover, being faraway from the UFC roster doesn’t imply they have been launched both. As a substitute, it might imply that they fought out the take care of the corporate, and weren’t re-signed. In different circumstances, it is also retirement. Nonetheless, followers shouldn’t anticipate to see these fighters anytime quickly.
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UFC cuts heavyweight Robelis Despaigne amongst others in a latest roster purge
Males’s Bantamweight: Jesse Butler (12-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
❌ Fighter eliminated: Jesse Butler
— UFC Roster Watch (@UFCRosterWatch) October 29, 2024
Jesse Butler joined the UFC on quick discover final summer time, for a light-weight bout with Jim Miller. Nonetheless, the 32-year-old was handed a brutal first-round knockout loss by ‘A10’. He dropped right down to bantamweight to face Brad Katona in June and was handed a unanimous determination loss. Following that defeat, Butler has seemingly parted methods with the corporate.
Heavyweight: Robelis Despaigne (5-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
❌ Fighter eliminated: Robelis Despaigne
— UFC Roster Watch (@UFCRosterWatch) October 29, 2024
Robelis Despaigne signed to the UFC with excessive hopes in late 2023. The 6’7 heavyweight scored 4 knockout wins on the regional scene and knocked out Josh Parisian in his promotional debut in March. Nonetheless, back-t0-back losses to Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Austen Lane have ended his UFC tenure.
Males’s Bantamweight: Charalampos Grigoriou (8-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
❌ Fighter eliminated: Charalampos Grigoriou
— UFC Roster Watch (@UFCRosterWatch) October 29, 2024
Charalampos Grigoriou signed to the UFC final 12 months, following a knockout win on the Dana White Contender Collection. Nonetheless, he was handed a unanimous determination loss by Chad Anheliger in his promotional debut in March. He then suffered a submission loss to Toshiomi Kazama in August, in what is going to doubtless be his final octagon look.
Males’s Flyweight: Matheus Nicolau (19-5-1 MMA, 7-4 UFC)
❌ Fighter eliminated: Matheus Nicolau
— UFC Roster Watch (@UFCRosterWatch) October 29, 2024
The Brazilian flyweight is among the extra achieved fighters on this listing. Holding victories over Manel Kape and Tim Elliott, Matheus Nicolau began his second UFC tenure on a four-fight successful streak. Nonetheless, three straight losses, together with a defeat to Asu Almabayev earlier this month, have despatched him packing.
Featherweight: Daniel Pineda (28-17 MMA, 5-8 1NC UFC)
❌ Fighter eliminated: Daniel Pineda
— UFC Roster Watch (@UFCRosterWatch) October 29, 2024
‘The Pit’ is one in all MMA’s longest-tenured motion stars. Daniel Pineda has been preventing professionally since 2007 and competed within the PFL, Bellator, and even the EliteXC. Nonetheless, he’s most recognized for his two UFC tenures, the latter of which started in 2020. Whereas he scored two stoppage victories in his return, he retired following a loss to Darren Elkins earlier this month.
Males’s Bantamweight: Vinicius Salvaor (14-7 MMA, 0-3 UFC)
❌ Fighter eliminated: Vinicius Salvador
— UFC Roster Watch (@UFCRosterWatch) October 29, 2024
‘Fenomeno’ signed with the UFC following a knockout win over Shannon Ross on the Dana White Contender Collection in 2022. Nonetheless, three straight losses have seemingly despatched him packing. The Brazilian final competed in Might, struggling a knockout defeat to Adrian Yanez.
Ladies’s Bantamweight: Tamires Vidal (7-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
❌ Fighter eliminated: Tamires Vidal
— UFC Roster Watch (@UFCRosterWatch) October 29, 2024
‘Tratora’ signed with the UFC in 2022, and scored a brutal knockout victory in her debut. Nonetheless, Tamires Vidal’ suffered three straight losses in her subsequent bouts. She final appeared within the cage earlier this month, struggling a submission loss to Joselyn Edwards.
Ladies’s Strawweight: Jessica Penne (14-8 MMA, 3-6 UFC)
❌ Fighter eliminated: Jessica Penne
— UFC Roster Watch (@UFCRosterWatch) October 29, 2024
Jessica Penne was one of many longest-tenured members of the UFC roster. Debuting in 2014 contemporary off The Final Fighter, she labored her approach as much as a title shot in 2015 towards Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Nonetheless, Penne was dominated and completed that evening and went on to lose 5 of her subsequent seven bouts. She final appeared within the cage earlier this month, struggling a loss to Elise Reed.
What do you make of those UFC roster cuts? Do you want they’d’ve stored a few of these fighters round?
