UFC parts ways with highly-touted, Top 15-ranked Heavyweight two days after UFC Edmonton snoozer

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) continues to make room on its massive roster of mixed martial arts (MMA) talent.

No. 13-ranked Heavyweight Alexandr Romanov scored a solid win at UFC Edmonton this past weekend (Sat., Nov. 2, 2024), defeating No. 15-seeded Rodrigo Nascimento in one of the most boring fights of the year via sloppy unanimous decision.

Today (Mon., Nov. 4, 2024), UFC Roster Watch revealed Romanov was released from his respective contract and/or the promotion decided not to extend it. While his fight at UFC Edmonton was atrocious, his release is somewhat shocking, even though it was the last fight on his contract, according to MMA Junkie.

That’s because Romanov came into the Octagon on a roll, finishing four out of five opponents, including a super rare forearm choke on Marcos Rogerio de Lima (watch highlights). “King Kong” then suffered back-to-back losses to high-ranked Heavyweights Marcin Tyubra and Alexander Volkov, but got back into the win column against Blagoy Ivanov (it was a bad fight, though).

Romanov ends his UFC career with a 7-3 record, losing three of his last five fights.

The 33-year-old fighter from Moldova had a ton of hype throughout his run, and at times, he looked incredible. However, in the last few fights, he came into the fights out of shape and heavy.

To quote UFC CEO, Dana White ... “PFL should pick him up.”

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