Overview
- The promotion removed Farid Basharat from its roster on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, after his contract expired and no new deal was offered.
- Basharat leaves the UFC with a 16-0 professional record and a 7-0 Octagon record and will be removed from the promotion’s official bantamweight rankings.
- Reporters point to his low finish rate—six decision wins in seven UFC bouts—and the likelihood of a pay raise as key business reasons the UFC declined to re-sign him.
- After his July unanimous decision at UFC 329 he publicly pushed for a new contract and said he fought with a torn MCL and meniscus in the weeks before the fight.
- As a free agent he is able to sign with rival promotions and could follow his brother Javid to the PFL, which is planning a merger with MVP MMA ahead of 2027.