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The UFC has decided to part ways with the Russian grappler after a performance on Fight Island that saw three fouls and a two point deduction.<\/p>\n
One month after repeatedly fouling his way to a decision loss at UFC 251, Russian fighter Roman Bogatov has been released from his contract by the promotion.<\/p>\n
“Yes, they told me today they had terminated the contract,” Bogatov told Russian news agency TASS.<\/a> Bogatov’s manager Sayat Abdrakhmanov<\/p>\n confirmed with the outlet that the decision was made due to the illegal blows thrown in his fight against Leonardo Santos.<\/p>\n Roman Bogatov’s contract with the UFC has been terminated after one fight in which he hit his opponent with 3 or 4 illegal strikes.<\/p>\n Roman: “They told me today they had terminated the contract”#UFC<\/a> #MMA<\/a> #WMMA<\/a> #TeamMMA4LIFE<\/a> #MMATwitter<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ekEVZ6UT9b<\/a><\/p>\n — The People’s MMA (@ThePeoplesMMA) August 8, 2020<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n Bogatov threw three illegal knees in that fight, with two going low and hitting Santos in the groin and then a third smashing his opponent in the head while grounded. Following that last blatant and dangerous foul, the referee docked Bogatov two points. The final score on the judges’ scorecards: 29–26, 29–26, and 29–26 in favor of Santos. <\/p>\n Bogatov entered the UFC as an M-1 lightweight champion off the strength of his suffocating grappling game, but struggled in his single UFC fight against Santos to take the fight to the ground. A couple of sloppy knees later and he’s being sent back to the minors with a bit of a black mark on his name.<\/p>\n Roman is the latest name seen on the chopping block. In the past week, several other problem fighters have been given their walking papers including Ray Borg<\/a> (who withdrew from numerous fights and missed weight multiple times), Eric Spicely<\/a> (whose botched weight cut resulted in his last fight being called off), and Corey Anderson<\/a> (who actually requested his release from the UFC so he could take his services to Bellator).<\/p>\n Ray Borg released from UFC — The People’s MMA (@ThePeoplesMMA) August 7, 2020<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n
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