Ex-champ Holly Holm leaves UFC, will explore free agency

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...