Two-Time UFC Title Challenger Liz Carmouche Released During Promotional Appearance

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has decided to say goodbye to a pioneer of its women's divisions.

According to ESPN on Friday, Liz Carmouche (13-7) has been handed her walking papers by the company. Carmouche was attending a UFC promotional event in Washington D.C. in anticipation of the UFC on ESPN 7 fight card this weekend. Her manager, Kyle Stoltz, stated that she was actually released the day before, but informed on Friday.

Carmouche is coming off of a flyweight title defeat to champ Valentina Shevchenko at UFC Fight Night 156, where she landed merely 18 significant strikes and went 0-4 in takedown attempts across their 25-minute encounter. She leaves the Las Vegas-based promotion with…