Former lightweight title challenger Gray Maynard no longer with UFC

Photo by Harry How/Getty ImagesThe last few years of Gray Maynard’s UFC career didn’t exactly go as planned. After nearly dethroning Frankie Edgar for the lightweight title twice, he hasn’t been able to get much momentum going. He’s just 2-6 in his last eight, and a brief stint at featherweight didn’t accomplish what he desired. So he’s heading towards greener pastures.

In a conversation with MMA Junkie, the 40-year-old Maynard revealed that he’s no longer under contract to the UFC:

“I don’t know – we’re trying to work some stuff out,” Maynard said. “(I’m) not with the UFC anymore, so I’m trying to work some stuff out, check what’s going to make sense, and probably be at featherweight. So…