Three MMA legends have officially been cut by the UFC including a fighter Joe Rogan voiced concerns over.
UFC CEO Dana White has trimmed his roster ahead of the Octagon setting up shop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday.
Three UFC legends were axed, including Tony Ferguson, who lost eight straight fights in the UFC before his release.
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Ferguson, 40, went unbeaten between 2013 and 2019, winning 12 fights in a row, claiming the interim UFC lightweight title in the process.
He beat the likes of Rafael dos Anjos, Kevin Lee, Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone before succumbing to Justin Gaethje at UFC 249.
In his prime, Ferguson was an unstoppable force at lightweight, taking out all the top contenders.
Rogan called him a 'f**king monster' but raised concerns over him prolonging his MMA career.
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"In his prime, people forget, in his prime that motherf**ker was terrifying. He had a longa** win streak and f**king everybody up, he was cutting people, strangling people," he said.
"He was a beast dude! Tony Ferguson was a f**king monster, but people forgot, they only see Tony Ferguson now knocked out by (Michael) Chandler, they see Tony Ferguson now when Paddy Pimblett beats him. He is natural, the body just can’t do what the mind wants to do anymore."
Chris Weidman has also been let go following a legendary run in the UFC, where he beat Anderson Silva to win the UFC middleweight title.
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Weidman defended his UFC middleweight title three times before surrendering the belt to Luke Rockhold.
He lost to Eryk Anders in his last outing at UFC 310 last month.
Alexander Gustafsson has been released, too. The Swede never got his hands on UFC gold but, at the time, gave Jon Jones his hardest fight, taking him to the distance in a Fight of the Year showdown at UFC 165.
Gustafsson fought the likes of Daniel Cormier, Maurício 'Shogun' Rua, Jimi Manuwa and Glover Teixeira during his distinguished UFC career.
Topics: Joe Rogan, UFC, Tony Ferguson
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