Jessica Eye is again.
The one-time UFC flyweight title challenger introduced Tuesday on The Ariel Helwani Present she has signed on to compete with BKFC.
BKFC additionally shared the information of Eye’s signing on social media.
Eye is a longtime fight sports activities veteran finest recognized for her 15-fight UFC run from 2013 to 2022. As soon as one of many top-ranked flyweights on the planet, Eye competed for the 125-pound title in a shedding effort towards Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 238, and ended her time with the promotion on a four-fight shedding streak and a UFC document of 5-10.
The 38-year-old has not fought since a loss to Maycee Barber at UFC 276 and she or he defined to Helwani that she took day off to take care of well being points.
“I feel lots of people didn’t perceive what I used to be going by way of in direction of the top of my battle profession,” Eye stated. “I feel lots of people sort of acquired confused at instances once I began lacking weight and having all these issues… I ended up contracting a parasite. You ever heard of that present [Monsters Inside Me]? Legitimately, there was a monster inside me. There was a worm about that lengthy.
“I handed that worm about 5 weeks earlier than I had my retirement battle with the UFC, which was again in 2022. After that occurred, in all actuality, I wasn’t able to retire, however my physique was simply so exhausted. I went by way of so many points that solely the UFC actually knew about. My gall bladder removing, getting sepsis, getting E. coli, and having all these troubles, that proper earlier than I had my retirement battle, we lastly discovered it.”
Eye stated her BKFC debut is anticipated to happen Could 10 in Salt Lake Metropolis with an opponent nonetheless to be decided. As of now, Eye is simply signed on for one battle, however she hasn’t dominated out persevering with to work with the promotion sooner or later.
