UFC releases 3 fighters
The UFC cut ties with three fighters — one of them had famously missed weight by eight pounds on a recent card — as the promotion tightens roster standards. (mmafighting.com)
The three names confirmed in the roster move were Luana Carolina (6-4 in UFC fights), Antonio Trocoli (0-4 in the promotion) and Bruna Brasil (3-5 in the UFC). (sports.yahoo.com) Carolina stepped on the scale at 144 pounds for a bantamweight bout that had a 136-pound limit at the UFC London weigh-ins on March 20, 2026, and her scheduled fight with Melissa Mullins was scrapped that day. (mmajunkie.usatoday.com) MMA outlets note Carolina had multiple prior weight issues — reports say she recorded three failed weigh-ins during her UFC tenure before this latest miss. (agentmma.com) Antonio Trocoli’s release capped a 0-4 run inside the Octagon; his most recent defeat came by unanimous decision to Mantas Kondratavičius at UFC London, and his pro ledger is listed around 12-7 with one no-contest. (sports.yahoo.com) (mmafighting.com) Bruna Brasil lost her March 28, 2026 opening fight at UFC Seattle to Alexia Thainara by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) before not being re-signed, leaving her with a 3-5 UFC record. (kr.ufc.com) (sports.yahoo.com) The cuts were reported publicly in the days after the UFC Seattle and London cards, part of a broader roster trim that several outlets tied to recent event-by-event roster churn. (essentiallysports.com)
