Paul Buentello not officially cut from UFC, but camp anticipates release

Paul Buentello has not received his official UFC release, but his representative is preparing for the worst.

“We’ve had discussions with the UFC about moving forward with Paul,” Ellis Pacheco, Buentello’s manager and lawyer, told MMAjunkie.com today. “Have we received any paperwork? No.”

Buentello dropped his second consecutive UFC fight when he met Cheick Kongo at UFC on Versus 1 in March.


Paul Buentello has not received his official UFC release, but his representative is preparing for the worst.

“We’ve had discussions with the UFC about moving forward with Paul,” Ellis Pacheco, Buentello’s manager and lawyer, told MMAjunkie.com today. “Have we received any paperwork? No.”

Buentello dropped his second consecutive UFC fight when he met Cheick Kongo at UFC on Versus 1 in March.