UFC president Dana White recently announced that the promotion will go through “serious cuts” to its roster, letting go around 60 fighters before the end of the year, but that won’t add extra pressure over the shoulders of former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos.
Those comments were made when White confirmed the release of multiple-time middleweight title contender Yoel Romero, who parted ways with the company 1-4 in his past five octagon appearances, with most of those bouts being championship contests.
“Cigano,” who returns to the cage at Saturday’s UFC 256 in Las Vegas to battle undefeated prospect Ciryl Gane, is looking to snap the first three-fight losing skid of his career after suffering knockout losses to Francis Ngannou, Curtis Blaydes and Jairzinho Rozenstruik.