UFC flyweight Rachael Ostovich has been released from her contract with the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts promotion.<\/p>\n
News of her release from the UFC roster was first reported by MMA Junkie<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ostovich returned to the cage at UFC Vegas 15 late last month, when she was stopped a volley of third-round punches from Gina Mazany. That loss pushed her onto a three-fight skid, as she was submitted by Paige VanZant and Montana De La Rosa in her next most recent fights. She’s now a tough 4-6 as a professional mixed martial artist.<\/p>\n While this news will certainly come as a disappointment for Ostovich fans, she seemed to recognize<\/a> her release from the UFC was a near certainty if she failed to get by Mazany. She also seemed prepared to continue her MMA career outside the UFC if need be.<\/p>\n \u201cThe plan is to stay in MMA and the UFC,\u201d Ostovich said at the\u00a0virtual media day for\u00a0 UFC Vegas 15. \u201cI\u2019m not saying this is my last fight, I just think that another loss\u2014three in a row\u2014that won\u2019t be good. I know how that looks, and I\u2019ve seen people get cut for way less. That\u2019s how I look at things.<\/p>\n \u201cMMA, I\u2019ve been doing it for ten years, it\u2019s what I love to do,\u201d she added. \u201cIf they decide to keep me, even after a loss\u2014which is not gonna happen\u2014I\u2019ll be grateful too. You kind of have to black out the haters. I\u2019m doing what I love to do in the best show in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n At the time of this writing, Ostovich has not spoken at length about her UFC release, but she did seem to hint at it in her latest Instagram post.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A post shared by Rachael Ostovich (@rachaelostovich)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n