Matt Hughes Retires, more UFC cuts, Henry Cejudo debuts
| Name | Record | Weight (Rank) | Transaction Info (Date) | Fight Card | Opponent (Rank) |
| Pedro Nobre | 14-1-2,1NC | 135 (80) | Released by UFC, Jan 23 | TBD | TBD |
| Matt Hughes | 45-9-0 | 170 (NR-I) | Retires from MMA, Jan 24 | n/a | n/a |
| Ken Stone | 11-4-0 | 135 (91) | Released by UFC, Jan 24 | TBD | TBD |
| Byron Bloodworth | 6-3-0 | 135 (NR-I) | Released by UFC, Jan 24 | TBD | TBD |
| Josh Janousek | 8-1-0 | 205 (NR-I) | Released by UFC, Jan 24 | TBD | TBD |
| Tommy Maguire | 14-5-0 | 155 (367) | Signed by Cage Warriors UK, Jan 28 | CWFC 52, Mar 9 | Merv Mulholland (NR) |
| Tom DeBlass | 7-2-0 | 185 (NR-I) | Signed by Bellator, Jan 28 | BFC 95, Apr 4 | Carlos Brooks (134-LHW) |
| Carlos Brooks | 4-2-0 | 185 (134-LHW) | Signed by Bellator, Jan 28 | BFC 95, Apr 4 | Tom DeBlass (NR-I) |
| Mitch Jackson | 19-2-0 | 145 (190-LW) | Signed by Bellator, Jan 30 | BFC 88, Feb 7 | Mike Richman (56) |
| Fabricio de Assis Costa da Silva | 17-1-0,1NC | 145 (46) | Signed by Bellator, Jan 30 | BFC 88, Feb 7 | Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (135-LW) |
| Clay Harvison | 9-5-0 | 170 (386) | Signed by Bellator, Jan 30 | BFC 88, Feb 7 | Ururahy Rodrigues (431-LW) |
| Dave Vitkay | 11-12-1 | 185 (288) | Signed by Bellator, Jan 30 | BFC 88, Feb 7 | Kelvin Tiller (83) |
| Sultan Aliev | 8-0-0 | 185 (59-LHW) | Signed by Bellator, Jan 31 | BFC 89, Feb 14 | Mikkel Parlo (101) |
| Yancy Medeiros | 9-0-0 | 155 (NR-I) | Signed by UFC, Jan 31 | UFC 159, Apr 27 | Rustam Khabilov (129) |
| Henry Cejudo | Debut | 135 (NR) | Signed by World Fighting Federation, Jan 31 | WFF 10, Mar 2 | Michael Poe (NR) |
| Marcus Davis | 21-9-0 | 170 (87) | Signed by Bellator, Feb 1 | BFC 93, Mar 21 | TBA |
| Michael Page | 3-0-0 | 170 (NR) | Signed by Bellator, Feb 1 | BFC 93, Mar 21 | TBA |
| Sam Alvey | 19-4-1,1NC | 185 (67) | Signed by Maximum FC, Dec16 | MFC 36, Feb 15 | Elvis Mutapcic (51) |
| Jay Silva | 8-6-0 | 185 (44) | Signed by Maximum FC, Nov 30 | MFC 36, Feb 15 | Jacen Flynn (294) |
Upcoming Regional Bouts
Showdown Fights 10, Feb 8 Kyacey Uscola 21-23-1 (NR-MW) vs. Jason South 8-0-0 (79-MW) Jake Heun 3-2-0 (181-HW) vs. Colton Vaughn 4-1-0 (129-LHW)
Regional Results
Ewerton Teixeira def. Ednaldo Novaes by UD at Imperium - MMA Pro 1 on Jan 19. Underwhelming, I was hoping for a better showing from Teixeira.
Josh Sampo def. Alexis Vila by guillotine choke in the 5th round to win the flyweight title at CFA 9 on Jan 19. Huge win for Sampo! Luiz Firmino was victorious over Luis Palomino in the headliner lightweight title match, while Marcelo Alfaya KO'd Valdir Araujo in 25 seconds for the welterweight title.
Deividas Taurosevicius def. Frank Carabello by reverse triangle choke in the 1st round at ROC 43 on Jan 25.
Please check out past issues
MMA Transaction Wire: January 18-23
MMA Transaction Wire: January 10-17
MMA Transaction Wire: January 1-9, 2013
MMA Transaction Wire: August 10-14
MMA Transaction Wire: August 4-10
MMA Transaction Wire: August 2-3
MMA Transaction Wire: The July Round-Up - Is Sengoku back?!
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