Bloody Elbow · Aug 4, 2020
Eric Spicely on UFC release: ‘I don’t think that I’m being treated unfairly’
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesCredit to Eric Spicely for maintaining a positive outlook through an incredibly difficult situation. The former UFC middleweight had his contract terminated earlier this week, following a failed weight cut in preparation for a planned bout against Markus Perez on August 1st. After being removed from the event, Spicely revealed that a recent prescription for antidepressants – due in part to past head trauma suffered in the UFC – had caused his troubles on the scale. Shortly after going public with that information, the UFC released him from the promotion.