The UFC has as of Tuesday removed multiple fighters from its active roster— though among them are three who had previously confirmed their retirement.
As first noted by UFC Roster Tracker, an automated service monitoring the UFC athlete database, Mark O. Madsen, Tyson Pedro, and Jamie Pickett have all been removed from the active roster. All three had previously announced their retirement, with Pedro and Pickett walking away from MMA on the same night, at UFC Vegas 87 on March 2.
Both fighters suffered defeat that night, with both citing time with family among their reasons for walking away. Pedro also renewed the fighter pay debate by suggesting a financial aspect to his decision as well.
Madsen competed for the final time last November at UFC 295, and announced his retirement in January.
Other fighters, however, appear to have been let go by the company. Those are:
- Matheus Mendonca
- Daniel Lacerda
- Denys Bondar
- Luis Saldana
- Fernie Garcia
- Mike Breeden
Many of the fighters exiting the promotion come as no surprise. Lacerda, who had some entertaining bouts, was 0-5 with the company plus a no contest. Bondar went 0-3 in his own UFC run for his part, while Breeden was 1-3, though coming off a win over Anshul Jubli.
In some cases, the UFC may have opted not to re-sign the athletes in question.
