Bloody Elbow · May 22, 2016
Lucas Martins, Rob Whiteford both no longer with the UFC
Per Haljestam-USA TODAY SportsIt's not often that the UFC opts not to retain a fighter coming off a win, it's even rarer for both fighters from the same fight end up out of the promotion altogether.
Lucas Martins and Rob Whiteford were the featured Fight Pass preliminary card fighters for UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Rothwell, last month. Martins won by split decision in a fight that was otherwise not exactly action-packed, but did snap his two-fight losing skid. For Whiteford, it marked the beginning of his own losing streak, and also dropped him back under .500 for his UFC career.