Published 18:08 IST, November 6th 2019

UFC: Thomas Gifford's contract ends after knockout loss in Tampa

Thomas Gifford has revealed that UFC has ended his contract after the knockout loss against Mike Davis in UFC Tampa. Know more details about what happened.

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After two back-to-back losses in UFC, Thomas Gifford has been released by brand. ‘ Young Lion’ me his UFC debut after a seven-fight unbeaten streak but went 0-2 to Mike Davis at UFC Tampa recently and it has surely cost him his UFC contract. Post  humiliating kckout, Gifford might t be seen on UFC in near future atleast.

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UFC: Thomas Gifford’s UFC Journey comes to an end

Thomas Gifford me his UFC debut at Fight Night on 28th April 2019 against Roosevelt Roberts and tasted his first loss after a seven-fight win streak. After a hard battle of three rounds, Roosevelt was declared winner via a unanimous decision. ‘ Young Lion’ returned to Octagon at UFC Tampa on October 12 against Mike Davis. Davis defeated Thomas Gifford by a brutal kckout and it seems that UFC has lost ir interest in Gifford. In a lengthy social media post, Thomas revealed news on Monday and described how he was bullied in his school life and n how he grually fell in love with fighting. He is upset with fact that UFC has released him so soon but in post, he has analysed both good and b sides of incident. Have a look at his Instagram post.

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UFC: Thomas Gifford after his last UFC fight

After his kckout loss against Mike Davis, a lot of UFC fans criticised Gifford’s cornermen for t stopping fight. Davis himself said that Gifford’s team would have stopped fight, since ‘ Young Lion’ was bly hurt. However, Gifford felt that his team did what was best and replied to his critics through a video.

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