Ranked flyweights Ali Bagautinov, Zach Makovsky no longer on UFC roster

Two of the world’s best flyweights are no longer under UFC contract.

Former UFC title challenger Ali Bagautinov (14-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC) and middling contender Zach Makovsky (19-8 MMA, 3-4 UFC) both completed their respective deals with the promotion with their most recent fights. Both men are no longer listed under the organization’s official rankings and are currently not being considered for new deals.

A UFC official confirmed the moves to MMAjunkie on Thursday.

Bagautinov, No. 6 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA flyweight rankings, is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC Fight Night 99 in November. The result marked his third defeat in his past four fights, with the skid starting when he unsuccessfully challenged Demetrious Johnson for the 125-pound belt at UFC 174 in June 2014.

The highs of Bagautinov’s UFC run were his back-to-back victories over John Lineker and Tim Elliott at UFC 169 and UFC 167, with the low being his positive test for banned substances following the UFC 174 loss to “Mighty Mouse.”

Zach Makovsky

No. 13-ranked Makovsky has also fallen on hard times of late, losing in four of his past five trips to the octagon. He’s currently on a three-fight skid, although each loss came to a top-tier competitor in Dustin Ortiz, Joseph Benavidez and John Dodson.

The former Bellator bantamweight champion fought to a decision in all seven of his UFC appearances, with his most recent win coming against recent UFC title challenger and “The Ultimate Fighter 24” winner Elliott at UFC Fight Night 60 in February 2015.

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