UFC Releases a Veteran Fighter
August 30th, 2007 by Brian Cantor
Fighter gone following UFC 74.
WrestlingObserver.com reported Thursday afternoon that Renato “Babalu” Sobral has been released from his UFC contract.
UFC President Dana White confirmed the release to the mixed martial arts media earlier in the day.
The release appears entirely related to Sobral’s incident at UFC 74. Sobral caught major heat for holding a choke on opponent David Heath for several seconds after Heath’s submission had been officially recognized by the referee.
Sobral was also fined half of his purse - $25,000 - for the incident.
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