It is not every day that you see a hunter cut through the UFC and a victory comes.
Earning a UFC contract is difficult enough, but staying in the big show is a different story.
The UFC has recently removed several hunters from his selection, such as Kron Gracie, Hakeem Dawoden and double 'The Ultimate Fighter' winner Brad Katona, who made room for three former world champions and a new season of signatories of Dana White's Contender Series.
Most hunters are released by the promotion on a losing streak, but that does not apply to a UFC veteran that has been on the selection since 2017.
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Montana de la Rosa confirms UFC release, seems to be drawing with new fighting promotion
In March, the own Montana de la Rosa of Texas had her UFC recovery canceled when her planned opponent Luana Carolina did not weigh for their flight weight at UFC Vegas 103.
Although the cancellation of the fight is not a fault of her and another fight with her contract, the La Rosa was released a few weeks later by the UFC.
The 12-Fight veteran comes from a split decision on Andrea Lee in June 2024. Although her UFC career may be over, the 30-year-old de la Rosa does not intend to hang the gloves quickly.
“As you might know, I couldn't fight my last fight in the UFC, because my opponent missed the weight with 10 pounds,” wrote the La Rosa on Instagram.
“I was more ready than ever and was excited to set up a show. Then the UFC left me free after fighting for the promotion since 2017, starting at 'The Ultimate Fighter' and earned a contract.
“I went 3-0 starting in the UFC and then I had several wars with ranked opponents, even winning a 50k bonus. My very last fight I even won.
“I post this in the hope of a promotion to see this and hopefully to get a fight with a different promotion, so that I can continue to fight and pursue my dream, I keep training every day and would like to set up a show for everyone.”
Who fought Montana de la Rosa in the UFC?
De la Rosa leaves the UFC with a winning record.
The UFC veteran went 6-5-1 in the Octagon, after he signed with Premier promotion in 2017. De La Rosa participated in season 26 of 'The Ultimate Fighter', in which 16 women compete for the inaugural UFC flying weight title.
During the show, De la Rosa Ariel Beck submitted in the opening round before he lost the first champion Nicco Montano of the division.
De la Rosa started her UFC -Run with three straight victories over Christina Marks, Rachael Ostovich and Nadia Kassem. She fought against the most important contenders Tatiana Suarez and Maycee Barber and brought the former title -Utendager Mayra Bueno Silva to a majority in 2021.
De La Rosa broke a three -part losing Skid last summer when she rubbed a loss for Angela Lee in UFC Louisville.
In 2018, Montana de la Rosa wrote history with her husband Mark, as the first couple in the UFC. In 2020, De La Rosa even shared a fight card together.