BKFC Expresses Interest in Ex-UFC Champ Holly Holm: ‘She Is Still Very Capable'

BKFC President David Feldman comments on UFC 'legend' Holly Holm becoming a free agent.
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BKFC President David Feldman is interested in MMA's newest free agent, former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm.

Holm's had a Hall of Fame-worthy career in both the boxing ring and the UFC Octagon, where she spent the last 10 years fighting. With two fights left on her promotional contract, Holm is no longer on the UFC roster after being granted her release to explore other opportunities across combat sports, with boxing one option for the 43-year-old.

BKFC Expresses Interest in Ex-UFC Champ Holly Holm: ‘She Is Still Very Capable'
Former UFC Champion Holly Holm. / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

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BKFC's Feldman Says There's Interest In Former UFC Champ

There's boxing and there's bareknuckle boxing, which has seen a massive boost in popularity in recent years with BKFC on the rise. Many ex-UFC stars and boxers alike have found a home in the BKFC: Austin Trout, Mike Perry, Eddie Alvarez, the list goes on - so, what about another striker in Holly Holm?

“Yes, there is interest," Feldman told MMA Knockout when asked about possibly signing Holm to BKFC. "She’s a legend and an amazing fighter. I think she is still very capable. Especially in our sport.”

BKFC Expresses Interest in Ex-UFC Champ Holly Holm: ‘She Is Still Very Capable'
Former UFC Champion Holly Holm. / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

While she hasn't won in a while, Holm has shown age is just a number all of her career, defeating a handful of former title challengers after her short-lived championship reign, many of them significantly younger.

Bareknuckle boxing would be a different world than what Holm's used to, but a crossover could potentially pay off for the former boxing champion.

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On another note, BKFC women's flyweight champion Christine Ferea is running out of challengers, beating her last 8 opponents in brutal fashion.

Ferea, 42, told MMA Knockout in December she'd like the BKFC to bring in more high-level, bigger-name opponents for her to face - could that be Holly Holm, even at a weight class above? Time will tell with BKFC, one of several enticing options for Holm post-UFC.

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Christopher De Santiago
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Christopher De Santiago is a 22 year-old journalist from Gainesville, Texas with years of experience covering MMA.