Bloody Elbow · Aug 4, 2021
UFC releases former champion Nicco Montaño
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Nicco Montano is off to another path.After a tumultuous period in the UFC, Nicco Montaño’s time there is no more.
On the heels of another cancelled bout this past weekend, Montaño (4-3) was released by the UFC according to sources that confirmed the news to MMAFighting.
After winning the King of the Cage championship and going undefeated as an amateur, Montaño entered the UFC fold in 2017 as part of the first women’s flyweight season of The Ultimate Fighter. She succeeded and went on to defeat veteran Roxanne Modafferi in the finals after wins against Lauren Murphy, Montana de la Rosa, and Barb Honchak.