Now that he is no longer legally bound to the promotion, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos actually has a lot to share about the 12 years he spent with the company.
In an chat on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Hour, transcribed by Middle Easy, ‘Cigano’ detailed the events that led to his UFC release earlier this year. The way Junior tells the story, the company forced him to take a fight against Marcin Tybura just three months after getting TKO’d by Ciryl Gane, which the Brazilian was not willing to take.
As a result of the refusal, Cigano says the promotion decided to cut him loose.