| Most if not all of those fighters left the UFC on their own terms. The only one that I can think of that didn't was Babalu and he was released from his contract for not releasing his choke on David Heath after he had tapped out. Sylvia asked for and was granted his release. Arlovski's contract expired and the UFC tried to resign him. Matt Lindland was released from his contract for wearing an unapproved sponsor's t-shirt at the weigh-ins. Josh Barnett left the UFC after winning the title over a disputed drug test. It's a complicated matter on that one but the point of this is these guys weren't fired from the UFC for underperforming they all left for different reasons. Many of these guys the UFC has tried to bring into their organization but haven't succeeded for one reason or another. You have guys fighting for Affliction that could easily be fighting for the UFC championship and guys such as Fedor who would easily be the champion. Affliction put on the best list of fights top to bottom of any MMA event in probably the last 5 years. | 
