UFC fan favourite Rachael Ostovich joins Yoel Romero in getting cut from roster as Bare Knuckle FC express interest in signing Olympian

Rachael Ostovich is the latest high-profile fighter to be cut from the UFC and joins Yoel Romero in exploring free agent status.

President Dana White told reporters at the UFC Vegas 16 post-fight press conference there would be as many as SIXTY fighters joining Romero on the proverbial scrap heap.

Rachael Ostovich is no longer a UFC fighter after being cut from the MMA organisationGetty Images - Getty

And popular women’s flyweight Ostovich is the latest big-name star to be culled after winning just one of her four fights in the company in the past three years.

Ostovich joined the UFC after winning The Ultimate Fighter against Karine Gevorgyan via armbar, but it proved to be her sole win.

The UFC roster is more inflated now than it has ever been before, with more than 500 names currently attached to the company.

Romero, 43, has lost four of his last five with the UFC including three middleweight world title fights against Robert Whittaker (twice) and Israel Adesanya.

Ostovich won her place in the company via The Ultimate Fighter, but this is her sole victoryGetty Images - GettyThe 43-year-old Romero went the distance with Israel Adesanya back in MarchGetty Images - Getty

The Olympic wrestler remains in phenomenal physical condition and it seems as though Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship are interested in bringing his free agent status to an end.

After Ariel Helwani revealed both the PFL and Bellator have no interest in signing the Cuban, BKFC President David Feldman told BJPenn.com he would love to sign Romero.

“How could we not be? He has BKFC written all over him,” he said. “He would be a welcomed addition, we will see if we can make it happen.”