One other UFC fighter has been faraway from the roster.
UFC Vancouver went down last weekend with a 13-fight card headlined by top middleweight contenders Reinier de Ridder and Brendan Allen.
All but one in every of the prelim fights were stopped throughout the distance.
Knockout artist Danny Barlow reached the judges’ scorecards after a hard-fought three-round war against Djorden Santos, losing a controversial unanimous decision.
Little did we all know on the time, this might be Barlow’s final UFC appearance.
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Danny Barlow faraway from UFC roster after losing middleweight debut
On Wednesday, Tom Feely reported that Barlow had been faraway from the UFC.com roster, which signifies his promotional release.
Before back-to-back losses at UFC Vancouver, Barlow was a 9-0 welterweight prospect who was signed from Dana White’s Contender Series in Sept. 2023.
Barlow TKO’d Josh Quinlan in his UFC debut at UFC 298 last 12 months and defeated Nikolay Veretennikov by split decision after missing weight.
‘Left Hand 2 God’ suffered his first pro loss in March when Sam Patterson knocked him out in the primary round.
Barlow was a large favorite to beat Santos in his middleweight debut last weekend, however the longtime welterweight didn’t get the nod from the judges.
Barlow went 2-2 within the UFC overall.
Fair or foul? Fans react to Danny Barlow’s UFC release
Barlow’s time within the UFC wraps up two years after he won his contract on Contender Series.
Coming off an ideal, competitive fight, some fans are questioning Barlow’s UFC release.
It’s value noting that one in every of Barlow’s two losses is to Sam Patterson, who’s currently riding a four-fight finish streak, so it’s not like Barlow lost to only anybody.
“Should’ve been given an extended leash, he’s actually a superb fighter,” one fan said of Barlow’s release on Instagram
“UFC never gives good fighters the prospect to bounce back or construct, that’s why they don’t have superstars rn,” former UFC fighter Landon Quinones wrote on Instagram.
“I remember once they signed him, lot of individuals had high hopes for him. But after back-to-back losses, it’s evident he has a limited skill set and one-dimensional fight style. However it sucks to see a prospect let go so quickly,” one other fan wrote.