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WSOF releases Brian Cobb following his withdrawal against Mike Ricci

After his second consecutive withdrawal in WSOF, Brian Cobb (20-8) has been released by the promotion, according to MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani.

The 35-year-old fighter was scheduled to compete against Mike Ricci in the opening round of WSOF's eight-man lightweight tournament. Cobb withdrew from the competition due to undisclosed reasons.

Prior to his WSOF 25 withdrawal, Cobb was schedule to fight Jonathan Nunez in the co-main event of WSOF 17 back in January, but the day before the event Cobb injured his knee on the treadmill causing him to withdraw from the fight.