MMA Fighting · Sep 10, 2020
Bellator 246 video: Liz Carmouche explains ‘weird’ changes at UFC that led to her exit
Veteran Liz Carmouche is ready to make a splash in her new promotional home with Bellator after a series of “weird” changes with UFC ownership spelled the end of her octagon tenure.
Carmouche, a one-time UFC bantamweight title challenger, felt a shift when the promotion was acquired in 2016 by entertainment giant WME-IMG, resulting in a series of interactions that made her feel unwelcome.
When a pink slip came during a PR gig, Carmouche was “in some ways shocked, and in other ways, not at all.”