UFC Cuts 10 Fighters, Makes Room for Dozens of CHEAP DWCS Talent

UFC went on a cheap signing spree, and now they’re releasing veterans to make room for them.

UFC cuts 10 fighters, makes room for dozens of cheap DWCS talent

UFC went on a cheap signing spree, and now they’re releasing veterans to make room for them.

By: Anton Tabuena | 3 hours ago

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UFC has parted ways with at least 10 fighters as it starts another roster purge.

John Makdessi among notable recent UFC cuts

Eight fighters have been removed from the roster on Tuesday, with two more releases earlier in the past week.

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The most notable and surprising fighter on the list of cuts is Canadian vet John Makdessi, who has been in the UFC for 13 years and known for fun fights. His departure unfortunately comes after losing a controversial decision, where 12 out of 14 media members had him winning instead. Prior to that disputed loss, Makdessi had won four of his last six fights.

The rest of those listed to no longer be with the promotion include Jake Collier, Hannah Goldy, Shane Young, Tucker Lutz, Kamuela Kirk, AJ Fletcher, Andre Fialho, Carl Deaton, and JP Buys.

News comes from UFC Roster Tracker, which as the name alludes to, is an algorithm that tracks activity from the promotion’s roster. As a side note, not every fighter listed was released technically, as some of them just had their contracts expire with UFC not renewing their deals.

UFC makes room after signing spree on cheap DWCS talent

Fighters getting cut now isn’t surprising and several more are likely to follow, after the sheer amount of fighters signed from the latest season of Dana White’s Contender Series.

As Bloody Elbow reviewed, out of the 49 fights on this past DWCS season, 45 fighters were signed. This is a complete departure from the earlier iterations, where White and company were far more picky and gave various reasons not to sign even those fighters that performed really well.

With the promotion upping the volume and handing out $10,000 deals in recent years — even lower than their typical minimum contracts — the Contender Series has slowly shifted into being more of a farm for cheap talent. With the UFC needing to make room after that recent signing spree, current fighters coming off losses should probably worry about being on the chopping block.

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Most of them were cheap DWCS signings. Besides Makdessi, pretty sure they were all dudes with losing ufc records, and Makdessi was on his way to that too.

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So you are saying the headline should instead read:

UFC cuts Cheap DWCS Talent… and makes room for more Cheap DWCS Talent

UFC went on a cheap signing spree, and now they’re releasing veterans to make room for them.

you aint wrong

Yes.

I’ve heard of none of them beyond Makdessi.

As long as the revolving door only includes DWCS folks who aren’t climbing the ranks then it is what it is.

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Yeah I get it from a business perspective totally but at a certain point when the UFC is passing on exciting more expensive established fighters who are interested in the organization like Michael Venom Page or Cedric Doumbe and then the UFC signs 10 more DWCS newbies who may ultimately end up on a list like this… you have to wonder if they are making the right call for the bigger picture.

Dont think so myself .

Yeah I think there is definitely a place for DWCS Fighters but it should not be at the expense of bringing in some fighters that fans want to see like the 2 I mentioned in MVP or Cedric Doumbe or more down the road just because they are cheap

NO DOUBT / None