Marcus Brimage It appears the UFC has initiated a fairly substantial trimming of its roster. On Friday, “The Ultimate Fighter 19” Eddie Gordon announced the UFC has cut him . Soon after, a number of other fighters confirmed they, too, received their walking papers. And it sounds like far more could be on the way. Brimage (7-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC), a quarterfinalist on “TUF 14,” won his first three UFC fights, defeating notables such as Maximo Blanco and Jimy Hettes in the process.