Former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm underwent thumb surgery on her left hand this week, according to her manager, Lenny Fresquez.Holm suffered a shattered thumb during her five-round unanimous-decision loss to Valentina Shevchenko on July 23. A former world boxing champion as well, Holm has been instructed not to use her left hand for six weeks.Holm believes the injury occurred in the first or fourth round. Fresquez made it clear the camp does not blame the loss to Shevchenko on the thumb injury.She had eight pins inserted into her hand, Fresquez told ESPN.com. Wed still like to fight by the end of the year. As far as an opponent, well have to see who comes up. Whoever she fights, Holly needs to take care of business.A native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Holm (10-2) was on the top of the MMA world as recently as November, when she knocked out Ronda Rousey via head kick to win the UFC championship.Holm has been in a bit of a tailspin since. She surrendered the title to Miesha Tate in her first attempted defense at UFC 196 in March.The loss to Shevchenko marked the first time in her combat sports career she has lost back-to-back fights.Holm is no stranger to fighting through injury in a fight. In April 2014, Holm suffered a broken left arm during a five-round TKO win against Juliana Werner. That fight took place for Legacy Fighting Championships.Before the Shevchenko fight, sources close to Holm said she was interested in fighting at UFC 205 on Nov. 12 at Madison Square Garden because of the venues rich boxing history. Chipper Jones Jersey . Howard Ganz, an MLB lawyer, said in a letter to U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos that Rodriguezs claims do not come "remotely close" to what is needed to overturn an arbitration decision in federal court. R.A. Dickey Jersey . While hell be dialed in to that tournament on a course he loves, you can forgive him if his eyes glance down the calendar just a bit, towards April. http://www.thebravesteamshop.com/Braves-Mike-Foltynewicz-Kids-Jersey/ . Reassurance came from Paul Tesori, his caddie and close friend whose newborn son is in intensive care in a Florida hospital. "Paul sent me a text this morning, just told me he loved me and wanted to go out and fight as hard as I would any other day," Simpson said Sunday after doing just that. John Smoltz Jersey . Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. Tom Glavine Jersey .In my heart and mind Im competing for India, luge competitor Shiva Keshavan told The Associated Press in an email interview. Every day Im flooded with messages from Indians all over the world telling me they are supporting me. Softball player Monica Abbotts 70-mph pitches have always turned heads -- and shut down opponents. After setting NCAA records for career wins, shutouts and strikeouts while playing for the University of Tennessee, Abbott pitched a perfect game for Team USA at the 2008 Olympics. Then earlier this year, she made headlines again when she signed a six-year, $1 million contract with the Houston-area Scrap Yard Dawgs, National Pro Fastpitchs newest expansion team.During the NPF offseason, Abbott plays in Japan, and this past weekend she led her team, the Toyyota Red Terriers, to the Japan Womens Softball League championship.dddddddddddd Not surprisingly, she was also named tournament MVP.But what gets her pumped up for a game is not what youd expect. In fact, the No. 1 mainstay on her playlist is more mellow than anything else. I always listen to Adele before a game. I love her voice. I feel her in my soul.Abbott shared her entire playlist with us: Get more athlete playlists. ' ' '