Final Preventing Championship (UFC) is making extra room on its roster …
UFC Roster Watch revealed right now (Mon., Oct. 7, 2024) that three fighters have been launched from their respective contracts and/or the promotion determined to not prolong them. Certainly, whether or not for quite a few losses or they glad their contractual obligations, the world’s main blended martial arts (MMA) promotion selected to not re-sign them.
And this newest purge is fairly vital.
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The largest title on the checklist is Ovince Saint Preux, who simply acquired submitted within the first spherical at UFC 307 this previous weekend in Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah.
Saint Preux (27-18) ends his UFC run with a 15-13 file and is tied for third with most “Efficiency of the Night time” bonuses in UFC historical past (seven). He challenged for UFC’s interim Mild Heavyweight strap towards Jon Jones at UFC 197 again in 2016, dropping a unanimous determination.
“OSP” has probably the most Von Flue choke submissions in UFC historical past (4), together with his largest Octagon second coming towards Satisfaction FC legend, Mauricio Rua, knocking out “Shogun” in simply 34 seconds behind enemy strains in Brazil.
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Karl Williams (10-2) additionally acquired launched, which is unnecessary. The Heavyweight fighter received a contract on season six of Contender Collection as a hefty underdog after which went on to go 3-1 contained in the Octagon (all by way of unanimous determination).
He misplaced his solely UFC combat in his final outing.
Williams was not an thrilling fighter, however he in all probability ought to have acquired a brand new contract in a shallow Heavyweight division.
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Final, and positively not least, was Brazil’s Kleydson Rodrigues (8-4). Rodrigues acquired a contract from season 5 of Contender Collection after he defeated Santo Curatolo. “KR” ended up going 1-3 contained in the promotion, together with his solely win coming towards Shannon Ross by way of knockout.
He missed weight twice, and a kind of weight misses brought on a combat cancelation.
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