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Dana White ruthlessly cuts SIX fighters from UFC roster including shock name that no-one saw coming

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Published 15:29 27 Feb 2025 GMT

Dana White ruthlessly cuts SIX fighters from UFC roster including shock name that no-one saw coming

Six fighters have been released from the UFC.

Nasir Jabbar

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Dana White has ruthlessly cut SIX fighters from the UFC roster including a shock name who had a winning record before being let go.

The UFC have returned from Seattle, Washington, where Song Yadong beat Henry Cejudo by technical decision in the main-event.

A few days removed from UFC Fight Night 252, the promotion have released SIX fighters from their roster.

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Taylor Lapilus is the most notably name, having been axed after winning back-to-back fights inside the famed Octagon.

Lapilus, who was in his second UFC spell of his MMA career, had gone 3-1 in his four UFC bouts.

He returned to the premier MMA organisation following a spell at Ares FC, where he won three fights.

The Frenchman beat Caolan Loughran before succumbing to Farid Basharat. He then recorded consecutive victories over Cody Stamann and Vince Morales.

But, for the second time in his MMA career, Lapilus, 32, has been cut from the UFC.

Taylor Lapilus gets his hand raised after beating Vince Morales. Image: Getty
Taylor Lapilus gets his hand raised after beating Vince Morales. Image: Getty

The aforementioned Stamann has also been released. The American made his promotional debut at UFC 213 in July 2017.

He fought the likes of Aljamain Sterling, Merab Dvalishvili, who's the current UFC bantamweight champion, and Said Nurmagomedov.

He suffered three defeats in a row before being let go.

Julio Arce has left the UFC, too, with a winning record, having gone 6-4 in the UFC after coming through Dana White's Contender Series.

Josh Culibao and Jonathan Pearce, however, leave the UFC after losing three fights in a row.

Culibao, 30, was beaten by top UFC featherweight contender Lerone Murphy, Danny Silva and Ricardo Ramos.

The Australian fighter went 3-4-1 in the UFC.

As for Pearce, he won more UFC fights than he lost but has also been released. He went 5-4 in the UFC.

Kleydson Rodrigues, who lost three of his four UFC fights, is the sixth fighter to have been let go.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Dana White, UFC

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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