‘Kong Kong’ Has Been Shot Down (And Released)

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) continues to make room on its massive roster of mixed martial arts (MMA) talent.

No. 13 ranked Heavyweight Alexandr Romanov scored a win at UFC Edmonton last weekend (Sat., Nov. 2, 2024), when he defeated No. 15 seeded Rodrigo Nascimento -in one of the most boring fights of the year - via sloppy unanimous decision.

Today (Mon., Nov. 4, 2024), Twitter account UFC Roster Watch revealed Romanov was released from his respective contract and/or the promotion decided not to extend it.

While his fight at UFC Edmonton was atrocious, his release is kind of shocking - even though it was the last fight on his contract, according to MMA Junkie.

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Romanov, 33, came into UFC on a roll, finishing four out of five opponents, including a super rare forearm choke on Marcos Rogerio de Lima (watch highlights). “King Kong” then suffered back-to-back losses to high ranked Heavyweights Marcin Tyubra and Alexander Volkov but got back into the win column against Blagoy Ivanov - in a bad fight,

Romanov ends his UFC career with a 7-3 record, losing three of his last five fights.

The 33-year-old fighter from Moldova had a ton of hype throughout his run, and at times, he looked incredible. However, in the last few fights, he came into the fights out of shape and very pudgy.

To quote UFC CEO Dana White ... “PFL should pick him up.”

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