UFC star on 23-fight unbeaten streak and first man to KO Sean Strickland among 4 cut by Dana White

UFC shocks fans with latest cuts

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos has been cut from the promotion after an 18-fight UFC stint.

The Brazilian welterweight won 11 fights, lost six, and had one draw during his time in Dana White‘s MMA league.

Dos Santos will be most remembered for knocking out Sean Strickland with a spinning wheel kick in May 2018.

The 39-year-old has won just one of his last five fights, so his UFC release is not a massive shock.

In contrast, Rinat Fakhretdinov’s departure has come as a massive shock to MMA fans all over the world.

The 34-year-old is unbeaten since suffering his first and only career defeat on the day he made his debut in May 2013.

Today, he boasts a 24–1–1 record, which includes a 6-0-1 run since joining the UFC in June 2022.

The only slight blip came in a majority draw with the aforementioned Dos Santos two years ago

In September, Fakhretdinov knocked out Andreas Gustafsson in 54 seconds at UFC Paris.

It proved to be his final UFC fight as the promotion opted against re-signing him when his contract expired.

UFC cuts six more fighters

Just days before this latest roster purge, the UFC cut six more fighters from the promotion.

They included a veteran who beat Khalil Rountree Jr. and someone who made their debut in November.