UFC terminates Lucio Linhares’ contract following back-to-back losses

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has terminated the contract of middleweight fighter and M-1 Challenge veteran Lucio Linhares.

MMAjunkie.com today learned of the termination from a source close to the fighter.

Linhares, who entered the UFC with a five-fight win streak that included notable wins over Karl Amoussou and Sean Salmon, went 0-2 in the UFC.