UFC Roster Cuts - 12 fighters released

The UFC has come out with it's latest round of roster cuts. Good luck to all of these athletes in their future endeavors.

1. Danillo Belluardo | 155 lbs. | 12-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC

The Italian born Danillo Belluardo did not do enough to impress UFC execs losing twice in a row via stoppage. His latest defeat came at the hands of Olympic medalist Mark Madsen in under 2 minutes during UFC Copenhagen.

2. Manny Bermudez | 145 lbs. | 14-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC

Three wins in a row to kick off his UFC tenure was enough to put Manny Bermudez on the watch lists of both fans and analysts alike. Unfortunately 2 instances of missing weight and a submission loss to Charles Rosa means that Bermudez will need to work his way back to the octagon.

3. Henry Briones | 135 lbs. | 16-8-1 MMA, 1-4 UFC

Since his joining the promotion in 2014 Henry Briones has only one victory and is on a four fight losing streak that includes respected names like Cody Garbrandt and Rob Font.

4. Thomas Gifford | 155 lbs. | 17-9 MMA, 0-2 UFC

Two tough losses in the UFC have spelled the end of Thomas Gifford in the organization. He was dominated in a decision loss to Roosevelt Roberts before suffering a brutal knockout loss to Mike Davis last month.

5. Nohelin Hernandez | 135 lbs. | 9-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC

Two fights in under three months were all that the UFC needed to see before cutting Nohelin Hernandez. Hernandez suffered losses to rapidly-improving Marlon Vera and top-debutant Jack Shore to punch his ticket out of the company.

6. Yoshinori Horie | 145 lbs. | 8-2 MMA, 0-1

After a devastating knockout loss at the hands of the Canadian phenom Hakeem Dawodu, the UFC felt that they had seen all that was needed to be seen from Japanese featherweight Yoshinori Horie.

7. Derrick Krantz | 170 lbs. | 24-12 MMA, 0-2 UFC

After standing out on Dana White's 'Looking For A Fight' series, the MMA veteran Derrick Krantz got an opprotunity against Vicente Luque on two days notice. A quick stoppage loss and tight decision defeat made for a short-lived UFC tenure.

8. Curtis Millender | 170 lbs. | 17-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC

The cut that surprised me the most was once highly touted prospect Curtis Millender whose run was ended after back-to-back hard fought losses at the hands of Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos and Belal Muhammed.

9. Azamat Murzakanov | 265 lbs. | 7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC

The shortest tenure on this list belongs to Azamat Murzakanov. After being signed in 2017, the undefeated heavyweight was flagged by USADA due to use of a banned substance. His 2 year suspension is now up and he has a fight scheduled on November 14th (in a different promotion.

10. Andre Soukhamthath | 135 lbs. | 13-8 MMA, 2-5 UFC

The man with the hardest name in MMA Andre Soukhamthath is coming off of three losses in his last four bouts causing this cut.

11. Maia Stevenson | 115 lbs. | 6-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC

Maia Stevenson suffered a tough submission hands in her debut causing her departure from the promotion. She is scheduled to compete in BKFC on November 16th.

12. Kyle Stewart | 170 lbs. | 13-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC

A tough submission loss to Chance Recountre and majority decison