UFC recently made an unexpected roster move by parting ways with a promising bantamweight fighter.
The athlete in question is Javid Basharat, who is coming off a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over a promotional newcomer, Gianni Vazquez, after accepting the bout on just two days’ notice at UFC Vegas 113 inside the META Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Basharat was initially scheduled to face Said Nurmagomedov last Saturday, but the bout fell through after Nurmagomedov withdrew for undisclosed reasons, leading to a late replacement matchup against Vazquez.
Despite emerging victorious, “Snow Leopard” has now been released by the UFC in a surprising turn of events.