Holly Holm is searching for a brand new combating house.
On Monday, Holm’s longtime supervisor Lenny Fresquez confirmed to MMA Combating that she requested and was granted her launch from the UFC roster. Whereas Holm nonetheless had fights left on her contract, the promotion launched her and now the previous bantamweight champion is free to signal with a brand new group.
Yahoo Sports activities first reported the information.
The 43-year-old veteran, who can also be a member of the Worldwide Boxing Corridor of Fame, final fought at UFC 300 when she was submitted by Kayla Harrison within the second spherical. That dropped her file to 3-3 with one no contest over seven fights however maybe extra importantly, it probably knocked Holm out of title competition for the foreseeable future.
In fact, Holm remained one of many largest names on the ladies’s roster within the UFC after she shot to stardom following a shocking head kick knockout win over Ronda Rousey in 2015. Holm claimed the UFC title in simply in her third struggle with the promotion.
Her title reign ended one struggle later when she fell to Miesha Tate at UFC 196 and Holm was by no means capable of style gold once more.
Holm fought for the bantamweight title once more in 2019 however fell to Amanda Nunes by knockout. She additionally got here up quick in two separate bids to win the now defunct UFC girls’s featherweight title after dropping a pair of selections to Cris Cyborg and Germaine de Randamie.
Whereas she by no means reclaimed a UFC title throughout her run with the promotion, Holm was a continuing presence close to the highest of the rankings whereas knocking off a number of high contenders together with Raquel Pennington, Irene Aldana and Bethe Correia.
Now Holm enters free company for the primary time since she joined the UFC roster a decade in the past.
