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

Fight Path: After boxing world’s scrutiny, Holly Holm readies for full-time MMA

BAD MMA News — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 01:15:00 +0000

From her immediate description, it’s easy for one to imagine Holly Holm as a sweet little country girl who ran around and played quietly and innocently in a wide, open backyard expanse and behaved well because her father is a preacher. Some of that is true. Some of it is a little inaccurate. There wasn’t much quiet about it. “Our backyard was huge,” Holm told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “We used it as a soccer field. We had a full-size outdoor basketball court.

Read the rest here:

Fight Path: After boxing world’s scrutiny, Holly Holm readies for full-time MMA – MMA Junkie

BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Preacher

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

Fight Path: After boxing world’s scrutiny, Holly Holm readies for full-time MMA