According to Gareth Davies on twitter:
“Paul Kelly cut nothing to do with gloves touching incident. All to do with WEC/UFC merger and lightweights”
“there are 60 lightweights on UFC roster cos UFC/WEC merger. They are cutting to 28.”
“Lightweight was always going to be the worst div in UFC to suffer with WEC/UFC merger…SO many fighters…”
Paul “Tellys” Kelly (11-4)
Loss Donald Cerrone – Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) UFC 126 [Fight of the Night]
Win T.J. O’Brien – TKO (Elbows) UFC 123
Loss Jacob Volkmann – Decision (Unanimous) UFC Versus 2