World Champion Boxer Holly Holm Says Goodbye to Boxing, Hello to Legacy FC

BAD MMA News — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:00:47 +0000

Following a year and a half layoff from MMA, boxing champion Holly “Preacher’s Daughter” Holm returned to the sport this past February with a second-round TKO stoppage of Katie Merrill at Bellator 91. The win not only signified Holm’s return to MMA , but also helped her realize that her future lay in this sport rather than in the one she had accomplished so much in. “I had two (MMA) fights in 2011 and had been wanting to get back since then,” said Holm. “It was just a great opportunity and actually after that (Bellator) fight and the next boxing match (against Mary McGee in May) I told my coach I was done with boxing. “I’m just really excited about MMA and I feel like I’ve improved a lot and I’m excited about the fight coming up. I want to take what doors are open and make the best of it

ONE FC champ Shinya Aoki tweets successful cut featherweight

BAD MMA News — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 15:30:00 +0000

Veteran lightweight Shinya Aoki apparently is ready for a drop down to featherweight. The ONE FC lightweight champion, who won the title in April with a submission victory over Kotetsu Boku , recently tweeted a picture featuring three things: two feet, a scale, and a readout of 65.8 kilograms, which converts to 145 pounds. “Hello featherweight class!!!” the Japanese fighter tweeted . ONE FC has given no definitive plans for Aoki’s next fight, though it looks like it’ll come in the featherweight division. Currently, Aoki (33-6), who also owns DREAM’s lightweight title, is on a 10-1 run that included a ONE FC-debut win over Arnaud Lepont

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World Champion Boxer Holly Holm Says Goodbye to Boxing, Hello to Legacy FC

ONE FC champ Shinya Aoki tweets successful cut featherweight