Andre Winner cut from UFC following UFC 132 loss to Anthony Njokuani

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

The Ultimate Fighter has thus far crowned 19 tournament winners, but of the 19 runners up in the show's history, eight are no longer with the UFC. Now, Brit Andre Winner is the ninth.

According to a report from MMAWeekly.com, Winner has been released from the organization following a loss to Anthony Njokuani last week at UFC 132.

Winner was the runner-up to Ross Pearson during the ninth season of the show on Spike TV. After losing a decision to Pearson in the show's finale event, Winner picked up back to back wins, knocking out Roli Delgado and earning a decision over Rafaello Oliveira.

However, Winner then dropped a decision in an awful fight with Nik Lentz, and after consecutive losses to Dennis Siver and Njokuani, Winner finds himself on his way out of the UFC.

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Penick's Analysis: This cut isn't surprising. Losing three straight in the UFC is almost always a ticket out of the Octagon, and it's only in rare occasions that a fighter gets more than that. With how he's lost those three fights, Winner was not going to be kept on the roster.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_9866.shtml

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