Another decision has reportedly been made on a fighter who was sacked before UFC 317.
On Saturday night, all eyes were on the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, as UFC 317 took place.
The event was headlined by Ilia Topuria's clash against Charles Oliveira, with the likes of Alexandre Pantoja, Joshua Van, Beneil Dariush and Payton Talbott also in action.
However, prior to the event, middleweight fighter Christopher Ewert was sacked by UFC after missing weight by a staggering 10 lbs.
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The unbeaten fighter was due to go up against Jackson McVey but the bout was cancelled and UFC commentator Jon Anik announced that Ewert had been brutally cut from the roster by Dana White as a result.
However, on the back of the conclusion of UFC 317, there is some good news for Ewert.
As reported by MMA Fighting, the 31-year-old 'is still going to get his chance to compete on The Contender Series'.
Ewert will take on Yuri Panferov with the clash scheduled to take place on August 19.
It has been suggested that fighting in The Contender Series does not guarantee Ewert another shot at UFC but he will at least have the chance to put things right after what happened last week.
Speaking about the matter, Ewert's coach, Javier Torres said: "We did try super f***ing hard. We cut 22 pounds from Wednesday to Friday morning."
The main event at UFC 317 was won by Topuria, who knocked out Oliveira to secure the lightweight title and become a two-division champion.
Speaking after the fight, Topuria called out Paddy 'The Baddy' Pimblett.
He said: "I don't think [Pimblett's] going to accept the fight. If you think you're ready, come on, bring him here."
Pimblett responded: "That was a heavy knockout but you will never knock me out. I'd finish you."
Topuria later added: "I represent a new generation of mixed martial arts. This is the next level of the game. I did exactly what we had planned. Right hand, left hook and boom - his lights went out."
Topics: UFC, MMA, Dana White
Marcus Chan