UFC parts ways with seven athletes – including top-ranked fighter!

Robelis Despaigne

Robelis Despaigne. Photo via Instagram (@thebigboyufc)

• MMA record: 5-2

Robelis “The Big Boy” Despaigne has parted ways with the UFC after going 1-2 in three fights. He stopped Josh Parisian in the first round in his debut and then fell short via unanimous decision to Austen Lane and Waldo Cortes-Acosta.

Before his MMA career, “The Big Boy” was a Taekwondo fighter with a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics on his resume.