The UFC has trimmed its roster again, recently releasing seven fighters including “The Ultimate Fighter 8” winner Efrain Escudero.
Additionally, Robert Whiteford, Clint Hester, Willie Gates, Dominic Waters, Yan Cabral and Filip Pejic were cut by the Las Vegas-based promotion. Sherdog.com confirmed the releases with a source close to the UFC.
Esudero won “TUF 8” in 2008 but then parted ways with the UFC in 2010 after posting a 3-2 record in the Octagon. He returned to the promotion in 2011 but was released after dropping back-to-back fights against Jacob Volkmann and Mac Danzig.