The 33-year-old fighter of a semi-easy division Leonard Garcia (15-11-1) after defeat from Cody Mackenzie (14-3) on UFC 159 was exempted from the contract UFC.
Leonard Garcia won only 2 of 12 last duels, and in both cases of a victory got to it the separate decision.
Despite it, Garcia remained one of the most spectacular fighters of a division and, even despite the 4th defeat in a row, remained in a roaster of the largest MMA-promotion of the world.
The ordinary-looking duel against Mackenzie, taken the fifth place in a train of defeats of the American, probably, became a last straw of patience of the management of UFC.
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