Eddie Hearn's Matchrome -boxing has announced the signing of a new star who made their name in the Octagon.
Hearn has been the admirer of Dana White and the UFC for a while, but now one of the former MMA leaders has joined his selection.
In the coming months there will be a lot of crossover between the UFC and the boxing world with White Promotion Canelo Alvarez vs Terrence Crawford.
While Hearn is preparing to possibly work together or go against white, some Breeknieuws one hunter has changed the octagon for the ring.
Although many former UFC stars, such as Anderson Silva and Nate Diaz, have placed their toes in boxing after they withdrew from MMA, this still came as a surprise.
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Molly McCann characters with Eddie Hearn's matchroom boxing
During a live episode of 'Small Talk' after the press conference for Jack Catterall vs Harlem Eank, Eddie Hearn and Molly McCann arrived at the show.
Hearn further announced that McCann has now been signed when boxing the matchroom, where she will pursue a new career after she retired earlier this year from MMA.
McCann fought 14 times in the Octagon after debuting in May 2018 and has recorded a number of incredible highlights over the years in addition to her good friend and teammate, Paddy Pimblett.
'Meatball' retired last March after losing back-to-back fighting, so that she sent an emotional farewell to the fans in the O2 Arena in London.
“The official announcement [is] That boxing is the next one, “Hearn announced.” She is officially signed with boxing the competition. Molly McCann will now compete as a boxer, around the time I would also like to say. Former ABA champion everyone knows her assets as a boxer. It has clearly been a huge star in the UFC, also built her profile worldwide and we are pleased to start the journey with her.
“Required that she chose to draw with the matchroom, fight all over the world and there will be a number of huge nights. I had the pleasure of looking at her cage, or whatever you call it in the UFC, who is the atmosphere, the energy, the fan base of this woman is incredible. Great hunter, the Glooves is on real.”
Molly McCann claimed that the UFC 'earns more' in the last MMA fight
In March, Molly McCann suffered the 7th defeat of her UFC career after she was submitted by Alexia Thainara in the first round.
In her pension state in the Octagon, McCann claimed that she would run away from the UFC because, after a few difficult results, the promotion “earned more”.
“Tonight with that performance with someone in a week of cancellation period, it's not good enough, I don't come in here for a payment day, the UFC earns more, I earn more and you all earn more.
“So from this little girl from Norris Green, who has to fight in these great arenas, thank you very much, look at the little girls who look at me at home, see what I was able to do, only two hands and two elbows and I had a good course.”
McCann has a number of amateur experience in boxing, after he also played professional football for Liverpool until an injury ended this career path.