Norma Dumont Leaves UFC With Two Fights Left, Eyes Boxing in 2027

Norma Dumont asked out of the UFC with two bouts still on her contract. The promotion granted the request.

The 36-year-old Brazilian announced her departure Tuesday in a video posted to Instagram. She leaves with a 13-4 professional record and a 9-4 mark in the UFC, ending a run that began in February 2020.

"I still had two fights left on my contract with the organization," Dumont said in comments translated and published by MMA Fighting. She also said she had been told the UFC probably would not renew her deal once those fights were complete.

That information changed the calculation. Dumont believed two remaining appearances would not give her enough time to reach a title shot, especially with retirement and starting a family already part of her near-term plans.

Boxing has moved to the front

Dumont considered walking away from competition, but outside offers brought back her interest. She said a major boxing promotion had approached her and that another MMA organization had discussed an immediate title fight.

Neither opportunity has been announced by a promoter. Dumont did not identify the organizations, an opponent, a date or a venue, so both remain talks rather than booked contests.

For now, boxing is the option she prefers.

"I have to admit that I'm leaning a little more toward boxing," Dumont said, according to MMA Fighting's translation. "I believe you'll see me boxing next year. But I can't reveal anything yet. Everything is still being discussed and is confidential."

A boxing match would give Dumont the new setting she said she wanted without forcing her through another long climb in an MMA division. It would also let her test a sport she has wanted to try before ending her career. The MMA title offer, if it becomes formal, gives her another route with obvious competitive stakes.

Dumont leaves after a strong UFC run

Dumont lost her UFC debut to Megan Anderson in 2020, then settled into one of the division's most reliable runs. She won nine of her next 12 appearances and put together a six-fight streak from 2022 through 2025.

Her best wins came by decision against former featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie, Irene Aldana and Ketlen Vieira. That stretch moved her into the upper tier at 135 pounds, but consecutive decision losses to Joselyne Edwards and Ailin Perez stalled the title path she had been chasing.

She was still under contract, which makes this a requested exit rather than a fighter simply reaching free agency. Dumont said she is grateful for her UFC years and the money and opportunities the promotion provided.

Her departure is settled. Her next fight is not. Until one of the unnamed promotions announces terms, the only firm timeline is Dumont's expectation that she will compete again in 2027, most likely in boxing.