{"id":456650,"date":"2022-08-25T15:31:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T22:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=456650"},"modified":"2022-10-19T18:26:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T01:26:01","slug":"the-ufc-parts-ways-with-four-more-fighters-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-ufc-parts-ways-with-four-more-fighters-5\/","title":{"rendered":"The UFC parts ways with four more fighters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC has parted ways with another four fighters according to recent reports from @UFCRosterWatch on \u2018Twitter\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>It should also be noted that it has not been confirmed if all of these moves were outright releases or simply contracts which were not renewed.<\/p>\n<p>The four fighters recently removed from the UFC <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">roster<\/a> are listed below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Welterweight: Cedric Doumbe (2-0 MMA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u274c Fighter removed: Cedric Doumbe<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC Roster Watch (@UFCRosterWatch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UFCRosterWatch\/status\/1560333225075118087?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Doumbe was scheduled to face Darian Weeks in his Octagon debut at next weekend&#8217;s UFC Paris event. However, the fight was cancelled after the French MMA Federation (FMMAF) would not sanction the bout per the commission&#8217;s rules that fighters with less than ten professional bouts must not have more than a four-fight differential between them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Middleweight: Luke Rockhold (16-6 MMA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u274c Fighter removed: Luke Rockhold<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC Roster Watch (@UFCRosterWatch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UFCRosterWatch\/status\/1562216889337532416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rockhold <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/luke-rockhold\/luke-rockhold-notifies-the-ufc-of-his-official-retirement\/\">announced his retirement<\/a> from mixed martial arts shortly following his unanimous decision loss to Paulo Costa at last Saturday&#8217;s UFC 278 event. 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