Former undisputed UFC bantamweight champion, Holly Holm has revealed she is weighing up each a possible return to skilled boxing, in addition to the continuation of her combined martial arts profession in a mooted transfer to the GFL (World Battle League).
Holm, a former undisputed bantamweight champion and prior featherweight title challenger throughout her prolonged tenure within the UFC, was handed her official launch from the Dana White-led promotion earlier this week, upon request as she retained quite a few fights on her deal.
Sidelined since final April, Alquerque placing veteran, Holly Holm most not too long ago suffered a one-sided second spherical rear-naked choke submission loss to surging contender, Kayla Harrison on the preliminary card of UFC 300.
Holly Holm weighing up each boxing and GFL strikes after UFC exit
And off the again of her departure from the UFC, boxing Corridor of Fame inductee, Holm confirmed plans to doubtlessly compete within the squared circle one final time — in addition to within the cage.
“I do know that I’m not going to battle perpetually, however I nonetheless need a couple extra, and I had been in a little bit little bit of talks simply attempting to see if something would occur, and I did need to have the ability to dance within the UFC octagon yet another time, however it simply didn’t appear prefer it was one thing that was going to be promised, and so I did have two fights left on the contract, however, you realize, that’s not at all times promised, and I didn’t wish to wait round perpetually both, so I wish to see what different choices there are,” Holly Holm advised Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned.
“There’s no unfavorable ideas, no hate, or something like that. I’m tremendous, tremendous grateful for my total journey with the UFC and all of the alternatives that they’ve given me and with the ability to battle for a title, and I simply, I’m tremendous grateful for the journey, and I’m not completed.”
“Perhaps I am going to boxing,” Holly Holm defined. “I do know there’s quite a lot of speak with GFL, so I’m simply leaving my choices open. After I boxed, I fought at 140, 147, and 154. I by no means fought at 135 in boxing, so generally I really feel prefer it’s unfinished enterprise. Do I am going again? And the those that have, you realize, belts at that weight class are Serrano and Taylor, so generally it’s like, is that unfinished enterprise? As a result of that’s most of my fights in MMA. I imply, majority of them have been at 135, however I by no means fought at 135 in boxing, so who is aware of?
