John Alessio released from UFC, unsure of next step

John Alessio has been cut by the UFC before, but it’s his most recent release that particularly stings.

Alessio awoke this morning to find he’d been let go after an 0-2 run in his third stint with the promotion.

“I’m super upset,” the 33-year-old v…

John Alessio has been cut by the UFC before, but it’s his most recent release that particularly stings.

Alessio awoke this morning to find he’d been let go after an 0-2 run in his third stint with the promotion.

“I’m super upset,” the 33-year-old vet today told MMAjunkie.com. “I worked so long and so hard to get back, and the UFC always puts all this pressure on you about being exciting, so I tried to change my style up to be crowd-pleasing.’