When Amanda Cooper received the impending news the UFC would not be renewing her contract, she wasn’t devastated. Instead she was relaxed and at peace with the parting of ways. The 27-year-old had been with the promotion since 2016. Following a stint on TUF 23, Cooper (3-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC) was thrown into the deep end of the pool, taking on UFC-level talent with only a pair of pro fights to her credit. “I was kind of relieved in a way that I started with the UFC with only two fights,” Cooper told MMA Junkie. “I kind of had to grow up in the hardest organization in the world with only having two fights