Overview
- Dumont announced Tuesday that she requested and was granted a release from the UFC despite still having two fights left on her contract.
- She leaves the promotion with a 9-4 UFC record that included a six-fight win streak and concluded with back-to-back decision losses to Joselyne Edwards and Ailin Perez.
- Dumont said she had been told the UFC likely would not renew her deal, a warning that prompted her to seek the release rather than finish the remaining bouts.
- She says a major boxing promoter has approached her and that another MMA organization has offered a title fight, but she is only negotiating confidentially and is publicly leaning toward boxing for 2027.
- Dumont, 36, said personal plans with partner and UFC middleweight Marco Tulio — including starting a family and a possible retirement by the end of next year — factored into her decision while her decision-heavy fight style has influenced matchmaking and contract talks.