Brazilian fighter Junior Assunção (13-5) has seen himself cut from the Ultimate Fighting Championship for a second time.
Assunção finds himself being released from the top promotion following a loss to Ross Pearson last month at UFC 141. The two would battle for three rounds with Pearson earning a unanimous decision.
A stunned Assunção posted the news on Twitter (@juniorassuncao1) Monday night.
– I JUST GOT CUT FROM THE UFC!! WOW… APPARENTLY THEY DID NOT LIKE MY LAST FIGHT. THANKS @ufc FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. TO MY FANS, I’LL BE BACK!
– THX FOR THE SUPPORT! IM NOT IN CONTROL OF ALL THIS. MY MANAGER SAID IT WILL BE OK. WAS IN A GOOD WIN STREK BEFORE THE LAST FIGHT.SORRY GUYS
– The Boss himself told me the fight was good, got a performance $, was in a good win STREAK before that last fight. I DONT UNDERSTAND!
– “If I knew I was getting cut I would got the easier fight” I told my Maneger. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME UNDERSTAND? gotta suck it Up and improve
Most fighters find themselves in this position after two straight losses, but Assunção had won six straight before making his Octagon return. He would face Eddie Yagin at UFC 135, dropping to featherweight for the first time, earning a unanimous decision at the Colorado event. Assunção would then go on to lose to Pearson resulting in his release from the UFC.