After 26-fights spread across a decade, TUF Brazil season 1 veteran Francisco Trinaldo is no longer under contract with the UFC.
First reported by Damon Martin of MMAFighting, UFC officials confirmed that “Massaranduba” will not be re-signed after he finished out his promotional contract with a unanimous decision loss to Randy Brown back in October of last year.
Trinaldo first blipped on the UFC’s radar when he appeared on the TUF Brazil season 1 reality show. He didn’t win the season, but he did enough during his time there to snag the attention of UFC brass and get his foot in the door.