By Mike JohnstonLondon, Ontario native Chris “The Polish Hammer” Horodecki has been released by Zuffa- the parent company to the Ultimate Fighting Championship and the now-defunct World Extreme Cagefighting organization. This means that the 23-year-old lightweight will not get an immediate chance to fight in the UFC.
Horodecki is coming off a submission loss to Donald Cerrone at WEC 53 on December 18. After starting his career 12-0, Horodecki has gone 4-3. Because the UFC is forced to trim its roster following the WEC/UFC merger, Horodecki did not make the cut.
The news comes as a blow to Horodecki’s hope to one day fight in front of a sold out Rogers Centre crowd. “It would be a dream come true to fight in front of my family and friends in front of all those people at the Rogers Centre or Air Canada Centre in Toronto,” said Horodecki in an interview with CanadianProFighter.com from earlier this year. UFC 129 is scheduled for April 30 in Toronto and now it looks unlikely that he will be on that card.
In other Zuffa news, former WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner has also been released. Varner is winless in his last four fights going 0-3-1. His latest loss was at WEC 53 when he was submitted by Shane Roller in the first round.
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