The UFC has opted not pursue contract renewals with several notable fighters in recent months. One of the more curious cases was Nikita Krylov , who many believed had a bright future in a thin UFC light heavyweight division. Although Krylov (21-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) is coming off a first-round submission loss to Misha Cirkunov (13-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) at UFC 206 in December, he had won five consecutive fights prior (all by stoppage) and has shown he can be dangerous for anyone who shares the octagon with him. Still, Krylov parted ways with the UFC after contractual differences and signed with Fight Nights Global , where he is set to debut on June 2. At just 24, “The Miner” presumably has a lot of fight still ahead of him, which is why Cirkunov, the last person to face him, was so surprised he left the company. “I’m very surprised they didn’t keep him,” Cirkunov told MMAjunkie.
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Misha Cirkunov very surprised ‘elite level fighter’ Nikita Krylov no longer with UFC – MMA Junkie