Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) continues to trim its expansive roster of mixed martial arts (MMA) talent.
Today (Tues., March 26, 2026), it was revealed that three fighters have been removed from UFC’s active roster, meaning they have been released from their respective contracts and/or the promotion decided not to extend them. Guilherme Cruz first reported the news.
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The three fighters who lost their jobs are: Antonio Trocoli, Bruna Brasil, and Luana Carolina.
Let’s start with Trocoli.
The 35-year-old Brazilian — and husband of UFC Strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern — had a long and winding road to the Octagon, but it ultimately didn’t lead to success.
Trocoli (12-7) originally earned a UFC contract on Season 3 of Contender Series in 2019, only to be released weeks later after failing an in-competition drug test. He worked his way back to the promotion in 2022, but multiple fight cancellations delayed his debut.
When he finally made his UFC debut in 2024, it didn’t go his way.
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Trocoli showed flashes in his short-notice debut against Shara Magomedov before getting knocked out in the third round (watch highlights). He would go on to lose his next three fights, most recently dropping a sloppy decision to Mantas Kondratavicius.
He exits the UFC with an 0-4 record but will have poker to fall back on.
Brasil (11-7-1) had a bit more success but never found consistency.
After scoring a highlight-reel knockout on Contender Series to earn her contract (watch highlights), the 32-year-old had an up-and-down Octagon career. Her biggest moment came as a +275 underdog when she defeated Molly McCann at UFC London in 2024, along with a win over Ming Shi.
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Still, it wasn’t enough to stick around and exits the promotion with a 3-5 record.
As for Carolina (11-5), the talent was there — but discipline proved to be her downfall.
“Dread” picked up solid wins over Loopy Godinez, Julija Stoliarenko, and Priscila Cachoeira, finishing her run with a respectable 6-4 record.
However, she missed weight four times, with two of those instances resulting in canceled bouts — including one just two weeks ago at UFC London.
That proved to be the final straw.
Carolina also found herself on the wrong end of some of the promotion’s nastiest finishes, including Ariane Lipski’s infamous kneebar (watch highlights) and McCann’s spinning back elbow knockout (watch highlights).
In the end, inconsistency — both on the scale and in the cage — cost her.
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