Former UFC title challenger Sara McMann is hoping to fight in the first half of this year after taking a hiatus from MMA competition to have her second child.

McMann (11-5 MMA, 5-5 UFC) gave birth to a healthy baby boy in early December. The pregnancy came following her most recent octagon appearance, which was a submission loss to Marion Reneau at UFC on FOX 28 in February.

The Olympic silver medalist in wrestling and women’s bantamweight contender said she’s working her body back into fight shape. Although that process takes time, McMann is targeting a fight in the coming months.

“I’m hoping to come back around May or June,” McMann told MMAjunkie. “But my body will determine when I’m ready.”

At 38 and coming off what will be a more than year-long break, McMann is in one of the more difficult stages of her career. She’s dropped consecutive fights to Reneau and Ketlen Vieira at UFC 215 in September 2017.

Although Amanda Nunes, No. 1 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA women’s bantamweight rankings, is still champion of the 135-pound division, the weight class has evolved during No. 12 McMann’s absence, and she’s still capable of being a major player upon her return.

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