Former UFC girls’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm requested to be launched by the battle promotion to pursue different alternatives, and the group granted Holm her request.
Holm defined her choice to go away the UFC throughout an look on the Ariel Helwani Present.
“It has been already, my gosh, eight months since my final battle, or one thing like that, seven or eight months. And I do know that I am not going to battle eternally however I nonetheless need a few extra,” Holm mentioned.
“I had been in somewhat little bit of speak simply making an attempt to see if something would occur. And I did need to have the ability to dance within the UFC octagon another time, but it surely simply did not look like it was one thing that was going to be promised,” Holm continued.
“I did have two fights left on the contract, but it surely’s not at all times promised. I did not need to wait round eternally both, so I needed to see what different choices there are.”
Holly Holm: ‘Perhaps I’m going to boxing’
Whereas Holm’s time within the UFC could also be over, she’s grateful for her experiences within the battle promotion. The 43-year outdated is not prepared to shut the door on preventing someplace else, although, and believes that she has a pair extra fights left in her earlier than hanging up the gloves.
“There isn’t any destructive ideas. There isn’t any hate or something like that. I am tremendous grateful for my complete journey with the UFC and all of the alternatives that they’ve given me and having the ability to battle for a title. I am tremendous grateful for the journey and I am not carried out,” Holm mentioned. “I do know I nonetheless have a few fights left in me and I need to see what doorways open up. Perhaps I’m going to boxing.”
Earlier than Holm entered the UFC octagon in February 2015, she had already put collectively a Corridor of Fame worthy boxing profession. She had been a multiple-time boxing world champion, defending her titles 18 instances in three weight lessons.
“I am simply leaving my choices open,” she mentioned.
