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Bellator MMA releases 7 fighters, including UFC veteran Houston Alexander

It's time for some roster cut announcements, not from the UFC, but from Bellator MMA. Six fighters were released following losses, while one fighter was cut after both losing and subsequently announcing his retirement. Here's the full list of pink slips handed out: (Confirmed via MMAjunkie)

The biggest surprise on this list is Dave Jansen (20-4), a recent lightweight title challenger who otherwise has a 7-2 record in Bellator. He's coming off back-to-back losses to Marcin Held and Will Brooks, but apparently that was enough to send the 36-year-old packing.

Richman (18-6) lost a unanimous decision to Eduardo Dantas, missed weight for that fight, and then failed his post-fight drug test, which earned him a 2 year suspension dating back to May 2015.