Scott Holtzman is calling it a career at 39 years old.
). “I was coming off two bad losses in a row to what turns out to be really good guys. All my losses, killers. I got into the UFC when I was 30 years old. I was just a guy from Tennessee, an athlete. I started being pretty good at fighting and just rode the wave. All of a sudden I’m up here in the UFC with these world champions and jiu-jitsu black belts and Division I wrestlers. I’m just a kid from Tennessee. It’s been a hell of a ride.
in his Octagon debut at UFC Fight Night 73. At one point, he was victorious in five of six UFC appearances from April 2017 to February 2020. He exits the sport with a 14-6 career mark that includes notable wins over the likes of
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