News Alexander Romanov is right about UFC HW fighters being cut

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I mean, if you look at the current UFC roster, you will find that in the Male divisions, HW has the least fighters

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And over the past few years, some notable names has been cut from the UFC: Ruslan Magomedov (2015) Justin Willis (2019), Augusto Sakai (2023) but the ones who are recent are: Alvin Hines, Alexander Romanov, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Robelis Despaigne, Martin Buday, Jamal Pogues, Rodrigo Nascimento, Marcos Rogério de Lima and ofc Francis Ngannou whom got his contract expired...and some other names.

UFC HW fighters are getting same unfair treatment as Russian/Muslim/Dagestani fighters, the only HW fighters Dana Pink would treat well, give them sponsorships and promote them and suck their dick...etc are the ones who are cash cows and give him privilege are ones like Brock Lesnar, Gina Ducky Jones...etc, instead of real HW fighters who are willing to fight anyone, anytime like Tom Aspinall whom Dana and the UFC really wasted some of his prime for waiting for Jon Jones.

Thoughts on the Unfair treatment of UFC HW fighters?
 
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it sucks that they cut Marcos Rogerio de Lima. the guy almost always had exciting fights that end in finishes, win or lose. plus he had won 3 out of his last 4. the guy popped for PEDs a second time, that's definitely a no-go.
he did beat the shit out of Junior Tafa and the UFC seems to love the Tafa bros for whatever reason so maybe thats what did it as well.
 
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It has been pretty bad.. but in the case of Ruslam Magomedov.. didn't he failed like 89 drug tests?

Heavyweight division in MMA is a shitshow in every organization. UFC managed to hold it together until before the stupid DC-Stipe trilogy.. with DC fighting Lewis in the middle of that. They really shat the bed.
 
They're cutting the boring ones but yes you can make a decent division out of them.

Romanov
Karl Williams
Augusto Sakai
Ilir Latifi
Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Rodrigo Nascimento
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Jamal Pogues
Martin Buday
Blagoy Ivanov

Problem is nobody wants to watch those guys fight.
 
It has been pretty bad.. but in the case of Ruslam Magomedov.. didn't he failed like 89 drug tests?

Heavyweight division in MMA is a shitshow in every organization. UFC managed to hold it together until before the stupid DC-Stipe trilogy.. with DC fighting Lewis in the middle of that. They really shat the bed.

Magomedov has a lifetime USADA ban so yeah they wouldn't be able to use him.
 
No but I think the ban has carried over. Either way it's not a good look to give a guy with a lifetime ban another chance (dude isn't that good anyway tbh)
None of those guys you listed are that good. The only UFC level HW that they have cut is Rozenstruike IMO

I disagree so badly with you that I wanna tell you with all due respect: "Stop being a Homer for the UFC"
then do it please, Because it truly has nothing to do with being an anything for the UFC these fighters are dreadfully awful to watch, One dimentional meat sacks that gas in 1 round.

The only real travesty is the UFC doesn't keep them around as cans for good fighters to kick.
 
No but I think the ban has carried over. Either way it's not a good look to give a guy with a lifetime ban another chance (dude isn't that good anyway tbh)
Wasn't that good? he was Ruslan Magomedov was 14-1 prior to that outrageous lifetime ban he got, he got a win over Shawn Jordan whom KO'd both HW Jared Cannonier and Derrick Lewis with the Sweet Chin Music prior to the Ruslan fight, Ruslan was a waste of talent tbh, he could've gotten better if he wasn't cut from the UFC.
 
None of those guys you listed are that good. The only UFC level HW that they have cut is Rozenstruike IMO
That's just how HW is nowadays though, Buday I'd say is clearly UFC level simply because he stumped guys consistently even if he was boring. Could've kept him as a gatekeeper for prospects but I guess it's not really worth it to do that from the UFC's perspective since 99% of HW prospects suck and would just get grinded.

Waldo might also have a short leash given how most of his fights go tbh.
 
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