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Nine times out of ten when a UFC fighter gets cut there’s a pretty good reason why. This one falls under that other 10%.

Assuming it’s not a fake Twitter account, Jake Rosholt tweeted earlier today that the UFC has released him from his contract.

Not a good day. Just found out I got cut by the #UFC

Typically, the UFC only cuts fighters after consecutive losses or when they feel they’re overpaid. Not the case here. Rosholt did just lose to Kendall Grove at UFC 106, but he was winning the fight right up until he got caught in a sneaky triangle choke. He only made $15,000 in show money. Prior to that, he submitted Chris Leben with an arm-triangle. Not exactly the type of performances that earn you a UFC pink slip.

Honestly, this one makes no sense whatsoever, so hopefully it’s all just one big misunderstanding. The kid may not be ready to take on the middleweight division’s elite, but he has a lot of potential.

Image via Sherdog. Tip via Bloody Elbow.

Update: Rosholt is definitely out of the UFC. His manager confirmed the news with Sherdog, but sounded optimistic Jake would be back after a few wins outside the organization.

“I didn’t think he’d be released,” Ehrhardt said. “He had one fight left on his contract, and we thought he’d at least get that. He had a good performance [against Grove] up until he got caught. He was winning the fight. He’s young. We’ll go out and get some wins and be back.”

“We’ll look to get some quick fights in, three or four fights in the first six months of the year, and then we’ll go back and talk with [UFC matchmaker] Joe [Silva],” Ehrhardt said. “We’ve got plenty of time. I think he’s going to be one of the top middleweights.”

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UFC 106 pre-fight interviews via Heavy.com.

Once again, Spike TV will air at least two preliminary fights as a lead-in to the UFC 106 pay-per-view broadcast.

Spike TV will telecast live undercard bouts from UFC 106 on Saturday, November 21 at 9:00pm ET/PT from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. The fights on Spike TV will include “The Ultimate Fighter 3” victor Kendall Grove battling Jake Rosholt and “The Ultimate Fighter 6” contestant Ben Saunders facing “The Irish Hand Grenade,” Marcus Davis. The one-hour telecast will run commercial-free. UFC 106 will air on pay-per-view at 10:00pm ET.

This continues a very welcomed trend the UFC started with UFC 103 in attempt to persuade fans to purchase the UFC card over the Mayweather-Marquez fight. Boxing clearly won the battle that night, but the UFC and Spike must have found it beneficial nonetheless because this marks the third time Spike is broadcasting a portion of the prelims.

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Video of the UFC 102 post-fight press conference can be seen on UFC.com. Here’s a rundown of the presser.

UFC 102 took place earlier this evening at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon.

In the night’s main event, living legends Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira faced off for the first time in a heavyweight battle.

In the co-main event, Thiago Silva and Keith Jardine looked to work their way back into contention in the light heavyweight division.

Nate Marquardt and Demian Maia met in a highly anticipated middleweight match-up with a possible title shot on the line.

Krzysztof Soszynski stepped in on short notice to take on Brandon Vera.

Chris Leben returned form his steroid suspension to take on up-and-comer Jake Rosholt.

Results, thoughts, bonuses and live gate (when available) after the jump.

UFC 102 will take place tomorrow, August 29, at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon and will air live on pay-per-view at 10PM ET/7PM PT. The weigh-ins will be held this afternoon at 7PM ET/4PM PT at the Rose Garden, and will stream live on UFC.com.

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The Fights

Minus (-) = favorite | Plus (+) = underdog

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Preview and picks after the jump.

Jake Rosholt takes on Chris Leben in a middleweight match-up at UFC 102.

The whole pool jumping thing was kinda cool when BJ Penn and only two other people in the world had done it. But now that we’re starting to see more guys like Jake Rosholt, Redskins rookie WR Keith Eloi, Delonte Stephens, D1 football recruit Dakota Royer (4ft.), a Ohio State wrestler and some kid do it, it doesn’t seem like such an amazing feat anymore. Basically, if you’re a professional athlete who’s not a 300+ lbs. lineman, you can probably do it too.

This video has been making the rounds for a couple days now, so you may have already seen it. But if you haven’t, you need to watch it, especially at the end where Jake Rosholt’s dog does the one thing every man wishes his significant other would do whenever asked—fetch a beer.