A new wave of roster cuts has been implemented within the UFC. Among the names that were taken off the online roster are welterweight Brandon Thatch and China’s Li Jingliang.
Thatch (11-5, all wins by stoppage), showed a lot of promise upon his entry into the UFC in 2013. However, he went on a recent four-fight losing streak, against Benson Henderson, Gunnar Nelson, Siyar Bahadurzada, and most recently against Niko Price, whom he lost to via first round submission at UFC 207.
Li (12-4, nine wins by stoppage), on the other hand, began his Octagon career in 2014.