Holm: It felt ‘satisfying’ to punch Rousey in the face
Holly Holm: :”Every time I land a punch, it’s satisfying because I know I just scored. I know I’m on top. It’s like a chess match, I know that I landed a good one.”
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Speaking to MMAFighting after her amazing knockout win over Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm admitted that is was satisfying being able to punch her in the face:
“I guess that is satisfying,” Holm said of landing punches to Rousey’s face. “I’m not going to say I don’t love to punch people in the face. But that’s just part of the sport. Every time I land a punch, it’s satisfying because I know I just scored. I know I’m on top. It’s like a chess match, I know that I landed a good one. It’s not like, ‘Oh I hurt someone.’ It’s like an instant gratification of a bit of an accomplishment. It’s hard to explain.”
Holm’s steely demeanor and poise went a long way toward her beating Rousey. The weigh-in skirmish didn’t shake her. It meant pretty much nothing to her at all.
“I don’t take it personally,” Holm said. “There’s a lot of emotions involved in a fight and if anybody has ever been in there, they know that. There’s a lot of emotions, it’s tense. People get worked up. Some people do it so they can kind of get up for the fight. But for me, I don’t take anything personal. I just want to get in there and win.”
