UFC releases 4 Ultimate Fighters

Since signing a four-fight contract extension with the UFC back in September, Jason MacDonald has dropped his last two scraps, and three of his last four overall. Today, the UFC sent him packing according to MMAScoops.com. “I’m obviously very disappointed,” MacDonald stated. “But I’m not at all angry with the UFC. I’m well aware of the fact that I’m paid to perform. And the reality is three of the past four fights, I’ve lost.” Following his TKO loss to Nate Quarry at UFC 97, MacDonald received the dreaded show of support from UFC president Dana White at the post-fight presser. “Here’s the thing that we love,” White stated. “Anybody who goes out there and tries to fight – MacDonald is always awesome, man. He’s always in an exciting fight.” Apparently the organization cooled on the him since then, as they continue to trim the fat from their exclusive roster. “The UFC has been great to me, and they’ve been great to deal with, so there are no hard feelings at all,” MacDonald said. “I understand it’s just the nature of the sport. Especially nowadays, with so many fighters, it’s more important than ever to win fights.” UFC match-matcher Joe Silva stated that with a couple solid W’s the Canadian could find him back inside the Octagon sooner rather than later.

It seems that Jason McDonald was not the only Canadian sent packing from the UFC this past week. Georges St. Pierre training partner David “The Crow” Loiseau was also cut after one bout in his third stint with the organization. Loiseau had previously worked his way back from being cut after a loss to Jason Day with three wins outside the organization. His comeback fight with a slumping Ed Herman was meant to rejuvenate his career. Instead, it’s the former TUF Finalist in “Short Fuse” Herman that got a stay of execution with a win over the Canadian fighter in his hometown of Montreal, Quebec. Time will tell what’s next for the 18-9 David Loiseau. With three chances at the UFC middleweight division in the books already, it looks to be a long road back to the spotlight for “The Crow”.

In addition to the UFC cutting David “The Crow” Loiseau and Jason MacDonald as reported earlier today, MMAScoops.com is reporting that Ryo Chonan and David Bielkheden have been cut as well. Chonan, who once submitted UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, lost three of his four fights in the UFC, last losing to T.J. Grant at UFC 97: Redemption via split decision. Meanwhile Bielkheden had lost two of his three UFC bouts, most recently to Mark Bocek at UFC 97: Redemption via submission at 4:57 of round 1.

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I am a J-Mac fan, so it's disappointing that he won't be fighting in the UFC anymore. I always enjoy his fights.

I really don't understand The Athlete's release. They were all praising him and shit after the fight about how his fights are always exciting. He never had a sub .500 record in the UFC, and all of a sudden he's gone.

And probably Canadian bias here, but I don't like The Crow's release either. His last fight wasn't that great, but that's a pretty quick trigger. I would've given the vet at least one more fight to show off what he has left even if it's just some undercard match.