Scott Holtzman is calling it a career at 39 years old.
The Knoxville, Tenn., native left his gloves in the Octagon following a split-decision loss to Clay Guida at UFC on ESPN 42, signaling the end of a professional MMA tenure that began in 2012. “Hot Sauce” went 7-6 in UFC competition after making his promotional debut in 2015 but ended his career with successive losses to Guida, Mateusz Gamrot and Beneil Dariush.
“It’s bittersweet, man,” Holtzman said at a post-fight press conference (via MMAFighting.