UFC releases four fighters
For four fighters, Shunichi Shimizu, Brian Houston, Junior Hernandez, Edwin Figueroa, staying in the UFC proved to difficult and they have been released by the organization
They say that getting into the UFC is the easy part. It’s staying in the UFC that is the hard part. For four fighters, it proved to be difficult and they have been released by the organization.
Disclaimer: This information is all based on updates to the UFC.com lists of active fighters. Profiles will very likely still exist for each fighter as the UFC retains a database of all former competitors, but these fighters no longer appear on the UFC roster lists themselves. It often takes a day or so for roster changes to become apparent, so some fighters may still remain listed for the short term. All information in this post is gained through UFCFIGHTERSiNFO, a twitter account that uses a ruby script to check the UFC’s website for changes.
It appears that another four fighters may be out of the worlds largest MMA promotion. Most particularly, it appears that the UFC is making room in it’s bantamweight division with the removal of three 135 lb fighters from their lists of active rosters. Edwin Figueroa, Junior Hernandez, and Shunichi Shimizu will all apparently be looking to book their next fight outside of the UFC.