{"id":416703,"date":"2023-02-22T08:06:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T13:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=416703"},"modified":"2023-02-22T08:06:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T13:06:57","slug":"ufs-removes-three-fighters-from-roster","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/ufs-removes-three-fighters-from-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC removes three fighters from roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"EDs6gz\">Three fighters, including the \u2018Elbow Queen\u2019, were removed from the UFC roster following their losses at UFC Vegas 69 on Saturday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">William Knight and Jordan Wright have been released from the UFC<\/p>\n<p>First reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UFCRosterWatch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@UFCRosterWatch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8l7QCRssV8\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/8l7QCRssV8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MMA mania (@mmamania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mmamania\/status\/1628171894041243648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"DXTZSo\">UFC light heavyweight William Knight, who received a ton of criticism for his strange performance, fell to 3-4 in the promotion after his unanimous decision loss to Marcin Prachnio.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Knightmare\u2019 responded to critics by saying he &#8220;froze up&#8221; against Prachnio in a now-deleted Instagram video.<\/p>\n<p id=\"P907Zo\">The former Contender Series contestant earned wins over Fabio Cherant and Alonzo Menifield after a 1-1 start to his UFC tenure.<\/p>\n<p>That two-fight win streak was snapped, as Knight suffered losses to Maxim Grishin, Devin Clark, and now Prachnio.<\/p>\n<p>UFC middleweight-turned-light heavyweight Jordan Wright, who suffered his fourth consecutive loss \u2014 a unanimous decision to Zac Pauga, was also removed from the roster.<\/p>\n<p>In his seven-fight stint with the promotion, the \u2018Beverly Hills Ninja\u2019 went 2-5 overall.<\/p>\n<p id=\"NMB73l\">Lina Lansberg announced her retirement from mixed martial arts Immediately after her loss to Mayra Bueno Silva.<\/p>\n<p id=\"FBDnrx\">\u201cThank you so much for all the love and support,\u201d wrote the &#8220;Elbow Queen&#8221;. \u201cThis has been a hell of a ride and to start fighting is the best thing I\u2019ve ever done. It has given me so, so much. But now it\u2019s time to move on. I\u2019m done.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three fighters, including the \u2018Elbow Queen\u2019, were removed from the UFC roster following their losses at UFC Vegas 69 on Saturday. 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