ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Negotiations between the Ultimate Fighting Championship and the world’s former No. 1-rated female boxer turned mixed martial arts fighter have stalled.
Lenny Fresquez, a promoter for Holly Holm, told the Albuquerque Journal (https://goo.gl/js42Ga) that the two sides have held talks but remain far apart on any deal.
The Albuquerque fighter is seeking to join the UFC, the world’s largest mixed martial arts promotion, and eventually fight UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey.
But UFC President Dana White told MMAFighting.com this week he doesn’t have any interest in signing the 32-year-old Holms following the latest round of negotiations.
Last year, Holm announced her retirement from boxing to focus on an MMA career. She has a 33-2-3 record as a boxer and is 6-0 as an MMA fighter.
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