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Sixteen fighters released from UFC

The UFC has yet to make an official announcement on the cuts, but UFC Fighters Info on Twitter showed that 16 fighter’s profiles had been deleted from the UFC.com website.

Some of the list had revealed via their social media accounts that they had been served their walking papers, such as, Dhiego Lima, Luke Barnatt and Brian Ebersole announced his retirement following his loss to Omari Akhmedov at UFC Fight Night 68.

Below is a list of all 16 fighters.

Women’s Strawweight – Jessica Rakoczy
Women’s Strawweight – Lisa Ellis
Flyweight – Bentley Syler
Flyweight – Nolan Ticman
Flyweight – Josh Sampo
Featherweight – Robbie Peralta
Featherweight – Hatsu Hioki
Lightweight – Justin Edwards
Lightweight – Zhang Lipeng
Welterweight – Luiz Dutra
Welterweight – Andrew Todhunter
Welterweight – Dhiego Lima
Welterweight – Wendell Oliveira
Welterweight – Brian Ebersole
Middleweight – Luke Barnatt
Light Heavyweight – Ryan Jimmo