Shortly after the WME-IMG purchased the UFC for a record setting $4 Billion, a lot of layoffs and changes has been made with their personnel on all levels. A few executives resigned, and dozens more were laid off from various high ranking positions, departments and international UFC offices.
The most recent cuts were 10-15 employees, and this included Chuck Liddell and Matt Hughes, who Dana White considered to be ‘lifers’ and will always have a job with the UFC. Apparently that all changed once WME-IMG got in control of the company, and the two beloved UFC hall-of-famers were part of this reported cost cutting measures that are being made.