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UFC parts ways with eight fighters, including Swedish veteran
UFC parts ways with eight fighters. Photo: MMA Junkie
Eight fighters are no longer on the UFC roster, including two popular Scandinavian athletes.
Let’s take a closer look at the fighters who parted ways with UFC!
* All stats in this article comes from UFC Roster Watch.
Danaa Batgerel
Danaa Batgerel. Photo via Instagram: (@batgereldanaa)
- Age: 33
- Record: 12-5
- Promotional record: 3-4
- Weight class: Bantamweight
After three straight losses, bantamweight Danaa Batgerel no longer on the UFC roster.
Joseph Holmes
Joseph Holmes. Photo via Instagram (@uglymanjoe)
- Age: 27
- Record: 8-4
- Promotional record: 1-3
- Weight class: Middleweight
After back-to-back losses against Jun Yong Park and Claudio Ribeiro, middleweight Joseph Holmes parted ways with the UFC.
Mounir Lazzez
Photo via Instagram: (@mounirlazzez)
- Age: 35
- Record: 11-3
- Promotional record: 2-2
- Weight class: Welterweight
Egypt’s Mounir Lazzez leaves the promotion with a 2-2 record and comes from a first-round submission loss in January.
Omar Morales
Photo via Instagram (@omar_mma)
- Age: 37
- Record: 11-4
- Promotional record: 3-4
- Weight class: Lightweight
Venezuela’s Omar Morales leaves the promotion with a 3-4 record and three straight losses.
Tony Gravely
Photo via UFC (@tonygravely135)
- Age: 31
- Record: 23-9
- Promotional record: 4-4
- Weight class: Bantamweight
After back-to-back decision losses to Javid Basharat and Victor Henry, bantamweight Tony Gravely parted ways with the promotion.
Trevin Jones
Photo (@trev5starjones)
- Age: 32
- Record: 13-10
- Promotional record: 1-4 (1 no contest)
- Weight class: Bantamweight
Bantamweight Trevin Jones signed on short notice back in August 2020. He left the promotion with four straight losses.
Makwan Amirkhani
Makwan ”Mr. Finland” Amirkhani. Photo: Per Häljestam – USA TODAY Sports
- Age: 34
- Record: 17-9
- Promotional record: 7-7
- Weight class: Featherweight
Finland’s Makwan Amirkhani made a memorable promotional debut with an exceptionally quick first-round TKO win. Since then he competed 13 more times in the organization with mixed results.
Ilir Latifi
Ilir Latifi Photo: Thomas Shea – USA TODAY Sports
- Age: 40
- Record: 16-9
- Promotional record: 9-7
- Weight class: Heavyweight
During a decade in the promotion, Ilir Latifi competed in both light heavyweight and heavyweight until he completed his most recent contract in May.
His most notable performances include wins against Gian Villante, Ovince Saint Preux and Aleksei Oleinik.
The 40-year-old Swede could of course be re-signed in the future, but as of now he’s been removed from the roster.
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