Former UFC lady’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm is now not with the combat promotion. Holm requested a launch from the group and was granted her request.
On Monday, Holm’s supervisor Lenny Fresquez confirmed to a number of information retailers that “The Preacher’s Daughter” was granted a launch from the UFC roster to pursue different alternatives.
Holm made her octagon debut in Feb. 2015 at UFC 184 as an undefeated combined martial artists. Holm entered the game after having a Corridor of Fame boxing profession. In her third combat with the promotion, Holm fought for the ladies’s bantamweight championship towards Ronda Rousey within the UFC 193 important occasion. She etched her identify in UFC historical past books by knockout out the longtime titleholder by way of head kick within the second spherical.
She’d lose the belt in her first title protection, falling sufferer to a rear-naked choke towards Miesha Tate at UFC 196. She’d by no means regain championship standing.
After the loss to Tate, Holm bounced forwards and backwards between the bantamweight and featherweight divisions. In her featherweight debut, she fought for the inaugural ladies’s 145-pound title towards Germaine de Randamie however misplaced by unanimous choice.
Holm would combat for the featherweight championship once more at UFC 219, shedding to on the legendary Cris Cyborg by choice. He last shot at UFC gold got here at UFC 239 in July 2019. Holm confronted Amanda Nunes for the ladies’s bantamweight belt. Nunes stopped Holm late within the opening spherical by way of head kick adopted by punches.
Holm final fought at UFC 300, shedding to Kayla Harrison by way of rear-naked choke. Throughout her UFC tenure, Holm was a relentless contender and confronted the perfect feminine fighters in two divisions. Free to pursue different alternatives in fight sports activities, it is unclear the place Holm will find yourself subsequent.
