Another round of massive cuts has hit 13 UFC fighters.
As first reported by Tom Feely of Sherdog, the promotion has released Mairbek Taisumov, Tonya Evinger, Dong Hyun Ma, Chance Rencountre, Matthew Lopez, Cyril Asker, Khalid Murtazaliev, Talita Bernardo, Jodie Esquibel, Kyle Prepolec, Marcos Mariano, Isabela de Padua and Zhenhong Lu.
The most notable and surprising name is Mairbek Taisumov, who only suffered two losses in his tenure with the promotion. However, the lightweight has won seven total fights in the UFC, besting names such as Desmond Green, Felipe Silva, and Damir Hadžović. The 31-year-old has previously won three Performance of the Night bonuses.
The rest of the cut fighters are either on a losing streak (Tonya Evinger, Jodie Esquibel, Kyle Prepolec) or talents who haven’t competed for a lengthy period of time (Isabela de Padua and Zhenhong Lu). Thus far, none of the released fighters have commented on their departure.