Two longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veterans have received their walking papers as MMA Fighting reports that Bethe Correia and Evan Dunham have both been released through promotion after recent losses.
Correia comes from a unanimous decision loss to Pannie Kianzad at UFC Fight Island 3 last month, bringing her to 1-3 in her last four fights. Since 2016, “Pitbull” has been just 2-5-1, bringing her overall UFC record to 5-5-1.
Bethe found success in her UFC career, winning three in a row that was good enough to earn a title fight against Ronda Rousey, which she lost in just 34 seconds. Bethe’s last win came in 2019 against Sijara Eubanks.
Dunham, meanwhile, has lost three in a row and was last seen coming up short against Herbert Burns at UFC 250, losing via back-naked choke (see it here). Before his recent skid, Dunham was actually on a very nice run, winning four in a row and battling for a draw with top Lightweight contender, Beneil Dariush.
His release ends an 11-year partnership with the UFC, which saw him win a fierce fight 21 times, earning an 11-9-1 record.
Now the two fighters are free to sign with whomever they want. And they do not necessarily have to go back to the arena for mixed martial arts (MMA), because I’m paying for these white knuckle fights today.
