Boxing and future UFC Hall of Famer, Holly Holm has named two boxing opponents she believes have unfinished business ahead of her potential return to the sport.
Former UFC women's bantamweight champion Holly Holm originally made a name for herself in the boxing world, where she held multiple welterweight titles before making the transition to MMA.
Holm shocked the world in 2015 when she scored one of the biggest upsets of all time, knocking out Ronda Rousey in the second round of their UFC 193 title fight.
Earlier this week, it was surprisingly reported that Holm is leaving the UFC, despite having two fights left on her contract.
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Holly Holm claims she has 'unfinished business' with Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano
'The Preacher's Daughter' had just one win in her last four UFC outings, with her last fight coming against Kayla Harrison at UFC 300, where she suffered a disappointing second-round knockout.
Despite her recent setback, her departure from the promotion came as a big surprise considering she still had fights on her contract.
However, the 43-year-old has stated that despite her departure, there is no negativity between her and the UFC and she has revealed the reason why she decided to leave.
“It's been eight months since my last fight… And I know I'm not gonna fight forever but I want a few more and I was kind of talking to see if something would happen and I wanted to be able to dance in the UFC again,” Holm said on The Ariel Helwani Show.
“It just didn't seem like it was something that was going to be promised and so I had two more fights on the contract but that's not always promised and I didn't want to wait forever so I wanted to see what else would happen to happen. There are options,” Holm continued.
When Holm was a professional boxer, she fought at 143 pounds and up, but when she made the transition to MMA she fought most of her UFC career at 135 pounds.
That's why Holm believes she could have unfinished business in boxing with two champions near that weight, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano.
“When I boxed I fought at 140, 147 and 154, I never fought at 135 in boxing so sometimes I feel like it's unfinished business. I go back and the people who have belts at that weight are (Amanda) Serrano and (Katie) Taylor,” Holm stated.
What is Holly Holm's history in boxing?
Despite making her full transition to MMA in 2013, boxing was Holm's bread and butter and she finished her boxing career with a record of 32-2-3.
In 2008, Holm became the undisputed welterweight champion, holding belts from 140 to 154 pounds, and she is widely considered one of the best welterweight boxers of all time.
Not only that, but in 2005 and 2006 she was named Ring Magazine Female Fighter of the Year and in 2022 her boxing career was recognized when she was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Holm fought the likes of Mary McGee, who then fought Chantelle Cameron, who had a rivalry with the aforementioned Katie Taylor.
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