Former champion Holly Holm has left the UFC and will explore free agency. Holm, a former women’s bantamweight titleholder in the promotion and a boxing Hall of Famer, still had fights left on her contract, but asked to be released. Her request was granted, and she now will look for other opportunities in MMA or boxing, her agent Lenny Fresquez told MMA Junkie following an initial report from Ariel Helwani . Holm (15-7 MMA, 8-7 UFC), 43, pulled off one of the biggest upsets in MMA history a little more than nine years ago when she knocked out heavy favorite Ronda Rousey with a head kick at UFC 193 to win the women’s 135-pound title. The loss was the first of Rousey’s career. But Holm lost the title to Rousey rival Miesha Tate four months later and never recaptured it.
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Ex-champ Holly Holm leaves UFC, will explore free agency – MMA Junkie