One of the top female flyweights in the world is no longer on the
Ultimate Fighting Championship roster.
Ex-title challenger Taila
Santos has been released by the Las Vegas-based promotion on
the heels of back-to-back losses. Multiple outlets confirmed the
news following after it was initially shared by UFC
Roster Tracker on social media. According to
MMAjunkie.com, Santo had “a couple of fights” left on her
contract when she was cut.
A competitor on the Brazilian edition of Dana White’s in 2018,
Santos compiled a 4-3 mark in UFC competition. The Astra Fight Team
product won four straight bouts from 2020 to 2021 to earn a title
shot, and she was extremely competitive in dropping a split verdict
against then champion Valentina
Shevchenko at UFC 275. Most recently, the 30-year-old Brazilian
suffered a unanimous decision defeat against Erin
Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night 225 this past August.
Santos owns a 19-3 career mark that includes wins over the likes of
Joanne
Wood, Roxanne
Modafferi, Gillian
Robertson and Molly
McCann.