Adams Released By The UFC Following Loss

Heavyweight Juan Adams’ last stint with the UFC will be remembered as a painful one. The 28-year-old revealed on Instagram that he has been let go by the UFC after five fights with the company.

“Spoke with the manager and I’m not in the ufc anymore. As easy as it would be to give up, I’m going to keep going. I made the changes too late and now i have to pay for that but i have the right pieces in place now. I will continue Hoping and working for the best moving forward.”

Spoke with the manager and I’m not in the ufc anymore. As easy as it would be to give up, I’m going to keep going. I made the changes too late and now i have to pay for that but i have the right pieces in place now. I will continue Hoping and working for the best moving forward.

— Juan Adams mma (@chosenjuan285) February 12, 2020

Adams (5-3) is coming off of a TKO-loss against Justin Tafa this past weekend at UFC 247. That was his third loss in a row, forcing Dana White’s hand.

After knocking out Shawn Teed in the first round during Dana White’s Contender Series in 2018, Adams was invited to fight at UFC on Fox 31 in December of that year. He knocked out Chris de la Rocha in the third round. Since then, he has lost to Arjan Bhullar (unanimous decision), Greg Hardy (TKO) and Tafa.

Adams sent another post online, this time via Instagram. He was grateful for the opportunities he was given with the UFC and is hoping to be back fighting soon.

“There’s still a lot left in me. So wherever the next chance may appear, I am already prepared to do more and be a better version of the fighter I already am… Thank you to everyone at the UFC for making me feel like the main event, no matter where I am on the card.”

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Thank you, everyone, for the support I received leading up to and following my last fight. I made a lot of changes in my life over a very short period of time to give myself the best chance for last Saturday’s fight. With everything aligned for a great outcome, the ending wasn’t what we planned for. The disappointment stings, highlighted by the fact that I feel like I let a lot of people down, myself included. There's still a lot left in me. So wherever the next chance may appear, I am already prepared to do more and be a better version of the fighter I already am. In the meantime, I express sincere gratitude to everyone who has been in my physical and metaphorical corner. As a result and before Saturday’s fight in Houston, I had a very unique and emotional moment. For the first time in a long while, as I was doing my final preparations for a fight, I had no turmoil surrounding me or my team. Everyone was on the same page — my coaches, my trainers, me, and my closest people — we were all focused on the same thing, which made me truly happy. Look at the tape of me entering the ring and you’ll see how happy I was. I couldn’t stop smiling. My preparation was top-notch, as I received the type of support every MMA fighter dreams of receiving as they prepare for a fight. While I fully trust my @jacksonwink_mma team, my coaches, and my partners, I simply failed to execute on Saturday night, and that’s entirely on me — I own it. As this journey continues, I have it within me to learn, improve, and grow as a professional MMA fighter. Finally… thank you to the @ufc staff for their participation in my journey. Each fight I’ve grown a little closer to each of you, and each experience with you has been truly remarkable. Thank you to everyone at the UFC for making me feel like the main event, no matter where I am on the card. . . . . #ufc247 #mma #ufc #ufcstaff #chosenjuan285 #jacksonwink #ufctraining

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