Holly Holm may have opted to leave the UFC, but she’s not done fighting. The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion and boxing Hall of Famer requested her UFC release, and got her wish. Holm was inducted into the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame in 2017 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame five years later.

PFL Chairman Donn Davis expects Francis Ngannou’s next fight to be in a boxing ring. Ngannou made his PFL debut last October, beating Renan Ferreira in the first round to become the PFL Heavyweight Champion.

Former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman has offically announced his retirement from MMA. We will never forget "The All-American"! Congrats on an amazing career, @ChrisWeidman! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/907AZAA1pp

SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani reveals his picks for the UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2 fight card from Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., on Saturday

Khabib Nurmagomedov is set to coach close friend Islam Makhachev and cousin Umar Nurmagomedov in two title fights at UFC 311 in Inglewood, California on Saturday.

Also on the main card, two UFC lightweight veterans, Beneil Dariush and Renato Moicano, are set to duke it out along with the former light heavyweight champions Jiri Prochazka and Jamahal Hill, who are scheduled for a three-round bout.

MMA DFS DraftKings value picks for UFC 311. RotoBrady Grove goes over undervalued fighters for daily fantasy UFC lineups (premium content).

Modern medicine and brain health studies show that repeated blows to the head can lead to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a precursor to dementia. Even mundane blows to the head from light sparring and bumps in grappling are thought to be linked.

Professional Fighters League owner Donn Davis had some legit information on Jake Paul's potential MMA debut. Here's a hint: don't get your hopes up.

The disproportionate success of ethnic minorities in Chinese MMA is galvanizing interest in their cultures amongst sports fans as well as resurgent pride within those communities themselves.