UFC parts ways with 22-time octagon veteran Alex ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is parting ways with longtime veteran Alex Oliveira.

The promotion elected not to re-sign the 22-time Octagon competitor after Oliveira completed his current contract in a second-round TKO defeat to Kevin Holland at UFC 272 on March 5.  MMAjunkie.com was first to report the news.

Oliveira exits the Las Vegas-based organization on a four-bout skid, falling to Holland, Niko Price, Randy Brown and Shavkat Rakhmonov in his last four outings. The 34-year-old Brazilian known as “Cowboy” went 11-10 with one no contest over the course of a UFC tenure that began in March 2015.

The Rio de Janeiro native enjoyed his greatest run of success in the promotion from May 2015 to September 2018, when he was victorious in nine of his 12 UFC appearances while establishing himself as a reliable action fighter. Oliveira’s resume includes notable wins over the likes of Carlos Condit, Tim Means, Max Griffin, Will Brooks and K.J. Noons.