Charlie Brenneman
Welterweight Charlie ‘The Spaniard’ Brenneman (15-5) was released by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Tuesday after a 4-4 run with the promotion, and a 1-3 record over his last four matches.
‘The Spaniard’ himself Tweeted (@SpaniardMMA) the news on Tuesday afternoon, thanking the promotion and UFC president Dana White for his time with the promotion.
– Im gone but not forgotten. Ill be bak soon! Thx @ufc @danawhite for the opportunities, and especially to all my loyal fans!!! C u all soon!
Brenneman fought last month in Toronto, suffering a first round TKO loss to Kyle Noke at UFC 152. Previous to that match, he alsu suffered a first round submission to Erick Silva in June at UFC on FX 3. ‘The Spaniard’ earned his last win at UFC on FX 1 by winning a decision over Daniel Roberts.
Brenneman also spoke to MMAWeekly.com about his release, noting that he was very depressed about being cut but has had his spirits lifted by all of his fans.
“It was something I knew had the possibility of happening, so I understood it could be coming. When it happens it’s like losing a friend, or losing an old girlfriend. I fought for them, it was everybody, everyone was the whole family. So it was sad and then it was disappointing.”
“I can honestly say up until pretty much I made it public, I was pretty down, I was contemplating like what do I want to do, but once I saw the support it was kind of like wow this makes me feel good.”