Despite a solid 5-3-1 record over nine Octagon appearances, Norman Parke has been released from the UFC.
Parke, a winner of The Ultimate Fighter who started his UFC run 4-0-1, lost three of his last four – all of which went to a decision. Of his nine bouts inside the Octagon, eight of them went all the way.
While it might still be an April Fool’s Day joke, the Irish fighter is proclaiming that it is not on his official Facebook page.
I just wanna say a huge thanks to the ufc for giving me the great opportunity to compete at the highest level in… https://t.co/Bk9YT7FCC6
— STORMIN NORMAN PARKE (@norman_parke) April 1, 2016