Felice
Herrig isn’t done with combat sports just yet.
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The 37-year-old Team Curran product has signed a multi-fight deal
with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship after announcing her
retirement in the Octagon following a second-round submission loss
to Karolina
Kowalkiewicz on June 4. BKFC confirmed the news in a release
following an initial report from
MMAFighting.com. A debut date and opponent for Herrig were not
revealed.
“BKFC is very excited to announce this major signing today,” BKFC
president David Feldman said in the release. “Felice was one of
UFC’s most popular fighters during her eight years with the company
and now sees an opportunity to succeed in bare-knuckle fighting. We
have a wealth of talented and tough female fighters and look
forward to watching her compete in the squared circle.
Herrig compiled a 14-10 career mark in MMA over the course of a
career that began in 2009. “Lil Bulldog” went 5-5 in UFC
competition and also fought for Bellator MMA and Invicta durign her
professional tenure. Herrig lost her last four UFC appearances.
“It’s been an honor being in the UFC in eight years and fighting
for 20. I had two ACL surgeries and I really wanted to not go out
like that,” Herrig said following the loss to Kowalkiewicz. “I
wanted to prove to myself that I can overcome two knee surgeries
and come back and still fight at the highest level.
“I felt better than ever in training. My mind felt great… But I
knew that if I wasn’t feeling it in the cage, it was going to be my
last fight. Not in a bad way, I just feel like there’s something
else for me. It’s time to close this chapter in my life — which is
really sad because I’ve committed the past 20 years to it. But it’s
just time to move on to something else.”