UFC Edmonton proved to be a card of misfortune for several fighters.
Following the news that winning fighter Alexandr Romanov was not re-signed after a win this past Saturday, MMA Fighting has confirmed that two more fighters who were booked in Edmonton have parted ways with the promotion, Romanov’s opponent Rodrigo Nascimento and main card competitor Caio Machado.
It is not known if Nascimento and Machado were released or if, like Romanov, their current contracts came to an end and they were not offered new contracts.
Nascimento finds himself a free agent just two fights removed from headlining UFC St. Louis opposite Derrick Lewis this past May. The dreary decision loss to Romanov was Nascimento’s second straight setback, capping off an octagon run that saw Nascimento compile a 4-3 (1 NC) record.
A drop to 205 pounds couldn’t turn break Machado out of a slump as the Contender Series signing went winless in three UFC appearances. After two losses at heavyweight, Machado came out on the wrong end of a split decision against Brendson Ribeiro on the UFC Edmonton main card in a light heavyweight bout that failed to generate sparks.
Guilherme Cruz contributed to this report.
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