Merry X-Mas! UFC Welterweight Cut For Second Time Following Three-Round Stinker

Final Preventing Championship (UFC) has made two ultimate cuts in 2024.

This previous weekend (Sat., Dec. 21, 2024), UFC Roster Watch revealed Welterweight Jared Gooden and Middleweight Abu Azaitar have been launched from their respective contracts and/or the promotion determined to not lengthen them.

Gooden (23-10) has now obtained his strolling papers from UFC for the second time. His first stint within the promotion, which occurred from 2020 to 2021, noticed him go 1-3, shedding to Alan Jouban, Abubakar Nurmagomedov, and Randy Brown.

“Nite Practice” went again to the regional scene, scoring 4 wins, after which acquired the invite again to the UFC; nonetheless, it went disastrously, as he missed weight twice (he missed weight towards Brown in his first go-round).

The 31-year-old misplaced to Carlston Harris in his return battle however scored a Efficiency of the Night time towards Wellington Turman, tapping him out (watch highlights). In his most up-to-date outing, he misplaced a lackluster unanimous choice to Chidi Njokuani, which sealed his destiny.

Azaitar, 38, was affected by inactivity, which greater than seemingly led to his launch. “Captain Morocco” made his debut manner again in 2018 however solely fought two extra occasions – as soon as at UFC 260 in 2021, getting stopped by Marc-Andre Barriault (watch highlights), and in his ultimate UFC battle, he misplaced a forgettable unanimous choice to Sedriques Dumas at UFC 294.

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