The new owners of the Ultimate Fighting Championship continued what looks to be a mass exodus of the company’s roster early on in February, ultimately removing a total of one-hundred fighters from the roster section of their website. One of those names removed from the website was none other than Rick Story, who was once thought of to be a future challenger for UFC gold.
Story will have absolutely no issues finding a home outside of the octagon whether it be in Bellator or RIZIN. Story opened up about the release, telling FOX Sports he believes that they thought Story was expendable:
“I’ve been with them for a long time and I’ve given it my all in all of my fights, whether it’s a win or a loss, and then to have people that have less fights than me, they have more of a popular following and they get bumped up to a higher pay scale than I am. It’s frustrating. It really makes me lose motivation to perform for a company that’s going to treat me like that. If I give it my all again, what difference is it going to make?
I just feel that they think that I’m expendable. It’s a business and I understand it. I’m not going to be one of those guys that whines about it. I’m just going to be real about it. I don’t have any ill will towards them. It’s business. They’ve proven time and time again, they’re in it to make themselves money and it’s just turned that way over the last five years.”
