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Vendramini will fight Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos during UFC Sao Paulo on Sept. 22 after Zaleski dos Santos' original opponent, Belal Muhammad, withdrew for reasons that are immediately unclear, freelance writer Nolan King reports.

Cro Cop (leg) will return to MMA in a heavyweight matchup against Roque Martinez at Rizin 13 on Sept. 30, BJPenn.com reports.

Soto was released by UFC, making him a free agent, MMAFighting.com reports.

Tibau has agreed to part ways with the UFC, Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com reports.

Santos will face against Daron Cruickshank in the Rizin 11 ring on Sunday, July 29, Guilherme Cruz of mmafighting.com reports.

Cruickshank is set to compete against Tom Santos at the Rizin 11 tournament on Sunday, July 29, Guilherme Cruz of mmafighting.com reports.

Ortiz has signed a contract to fight Chuck Liddell under the banner of Golden Boy Promotions, Brett Okamoto of ESPN reports.

Liddell has signed a contract to fight Tito Ortiz under the banner of Golden Boy Promotions, Brett Okamoto of ESPN reports.

Barnett has formally left UFC, he announced on Facebook.

Barnett has requested his release from his UFC contract due to his distrust of the promotion's anti-doping partner USADA, Brett Okamoto of ESPN reports.

Mendes elected to leave the UFC on Friday despite having one fight left on his deal, Guilherme Cruz of mmafighting.com reports.

Tibau lost to Des Green via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 27-29) at UFC Fight Night on Friday in Utica, New York.

McCall announced Monday in an interview on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani that he has retired from professional fighting.

Cro Cop has withdrawn from his headline fight with Roy Nelson for Friday's Bellator 200 in London due to an undisclosed leg injury, Gareth A. Davies of The Telegraph reports.

Gonzalez defeated Barbara Acioly via submission (armbar) at 1:30 of Round 1 at Invicta FC 29 on Friday in Kansas City.

Kaufman defeated Katharina Lehner via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:30 of Round 3 to earn the bantamweight championship at Invicta FC 29 on Friday in Kansas City.

Smith is no longer under contract with the UFC after the promotion chose to buy out her contract, MMAFighting.com reports.

Smith has declined to fight Aspen Ladd at UFC Atlantic City after Ladd failed to make weight Friday, Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com reports.

Smith's opponent for UFC Atlantic City on Saturday, Aspen Ladd, missed weight Friday morning, MMAFighting.com reports.

Tibau will fight Desmond Green at UFC Utica on June 1, Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com reports.

Gonzalez will fight Barbara Acioly on May 4 at Invicta FC 29, MMAFighting.com reports.

Rawlings lost to Ashlee Evans-Smith via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC 223 on Saturday in New York City.

Rawlings will face Ashlee Evans-Smith in a flyweight matchup during the Fight Pass early prelims of UFC 223 on Saturday in Brooklyn.

Pepey has left the UFC after his contract expired following his loss to Mirsad Bektic in January, Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com reports.