After nine Octagon appearances and a winning stint on The Ultimate Fighter: Smashes, 29-year-old Irishman Norman "Stormin" Parke has been released by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Oddly enough, the Lightweight announced the news himself this Friday (April 1) via Facebook:
Parke leaves a 5-3-1 (NC) promotional record behind with keys defeats coming to veterans Gleison Tibau, Francisco Trinaldo and most recently Rustam Khabilov, who defeated the Irishman via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 84. Unfortunately, Parke is probably more known for throwing a handbag at Reza Madadi at the UFC Fight Night 76 weigh ins (shown below) than he is for his rather lackluster performances inside of the cage.