The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale in July may have been the last time Anthony Birchak steps inside the Octagon to compete.
His fight against Dileno Lopes, which he won by split decision, was the last fight on his UFC contract, Birchak told BloodyElbow.com.
Birchak didn’t purposely fight out his contract. The organization just never reached out to him before the Lopes fight to begin negotiations for a new deal, which is what it usually does when fighters have one fight left on their contracts.
“It just kind of happened,” he said. “I knew this was the last fight on my contract.