Holm: Getting knocked out was life-changing for me
Although she was on the right end of a knockout at UFC 193, Holly Holm has been on the other end and believes it could be a good thing for Rousey.
Although she was on the right end of a knockout at UFC 193, Holly Holm has been on the other end and believes it could be a good thing for Rousey:
“There’s a building time for that,” Holm said Thursday on Good Day LA. “I hate that I’ve been on the other end, but I’ll tell you it was a life-changing experience for me. I really learned a lot about myself and about other people.”
Six months later, Holm hopped back in the ring with Mathis for a rematch and won a unanimous decision to get her title back. Holm won two more boxing matches after that before making the full-time transition to MMA.
Given those circumstances, it should be no surprise that Holm is willing to grant Rousey a rematch if that’s what the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion wants. Holm has been there herself and Mathis gave her a chance to get the belt back.
“You don’t be on top for that long [and not want the rematch],” Holm said. “I know for me, I thought if I don’t give myself an opportunity for this rematch it’s going to bother me the rest of my life.”