New owners cleaning house, The Ultimate Fighter finished after this season?

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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    UFC's Asia and Canada offices have seen major layoffs this week. Word is that the new owners plan to cut 15% of UFC staff across the board. Sounds like nearly everyone in Toronto is now gone. The UFC's new focus will be on having less events overall via less international events. With Rory and now GSP seemingly out of the picture, maybe Canada is as well.

    Edit: Tom Wright, the UFC's main guy in Canada, is gone. He was at a press conference for UFC 206 yesteraday. Some say the new owners are clearing out the people the Fertitta's gave jobs as favours. Tom's not one of those guys. Long career in sports, former commissioner of the Canadian Football League.
     
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    The main guy in the UK has also been fired.

    The new owners are clearing out top executives. Presumably they'll bring their own guys in but there must be a lot of unease amongst the former Zuffa employees.

    A bunch of people were fired in Las Vegas as well.
     
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