Veteran middleweight Kendall Grove is on the free-agent market after being cut from the Bellator roster.

Grove (23-18 MMA, 3-5 BMMA), who suffered a split-decision loss to A.J. Matthews in the Bellator 193 co-headliner this past month, announced on social media that he’s been released from his Bellator contract following nine appearances with the organization (via Instagram):

“DA Spyder officially cut off the @bellatormma roster. I believe everything happens for a reason god works in mysterious ways some of the greatest things in my life have came from bad times. Gotta thank god for getting me thru all these years in the fight game injury free and blessing me with a beautiful family, my wife my kids my family.. and to all my fans for your support no matter what organization I was in. Moving foward, tough year of losing my brother, my grandpa, my dad, and last night my uncle, so going to use this time to love my kids, and my wife. Stay posted for whats ahead #itiswhatitis #blessingindisguise #freeagent”

Grove, 35, made his name on the MMA scene by winning Season 3 of “The Ultimate Fighter.” He had a 13-fight stint with the promotion that included notable wins over former champion Evan Tanner, Alan Belcher and Ed Herman.

“Da Spyder” parted ways with the UFC in 2012 and has since fought for seven different organizations. He eventually settled with Bellator, where he reached a title-fight opportunity but came up short against Brandon Halsey at Bellator 137 in May 2015.

Prior to the fight with Matthews, which marked his third consecutive Bellator loss, Grove said he would be very interested in fighting on the UFC’s seemingly inevitable debut fight card in his native Hawaii.

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