Jones: Holly Holm is women’s combat sports G.O.A.T and a role model
“Wait until you get an understanding of what type of character she possesses … She is a role model that you would love to have your daughters look up to.”
Dethroned UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey won the ESPY this year for best combat sports athlete (male or female) and best female athlete (all sports). She was also voted the best female athlete of all time by ESPNW readers.
Saturday night she lost to Holly Holm. Holm is one of the best female boxers of her generation, twice winning Ring Magazine’s female Fighter of the Year. She also won national titles in kickboxing. And she is the UFC champion of the world.
Her Jackson/Winkeljohn MMA teammate former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones says she is something else, too – the greatest of all time in women’s combat sports.
In my opinion Holly Holm is already the G.O.A.T. of women’s combat sports. She was considered the greatest female boxer to ever compete in the sport and now she has defeated the greatest female mixed martial arts fighter to date. Her accolades are absolutely unheard of, but that’s not what makes me such a fan of Holly. It’s the way she carries herself outside of the bright lights and the arenas.
I know the MMA community doesn’t really know Holly yet, so let me be the first to tell you. She is the most classy and down to earth athlete I’ve ever had the pleasure to be around. She is the long time pride of Albuquerque, New Mexico not only because the way she competes, but the way she treats each and every individual that has the opportunity of meeting her. This actually can be a problem at times, a simple trip for a gallon of milk to the grocery store could take her an easy 45 minutes and she doesn’t even mind haha. If you’re impressed by Holly’s talent, wait until you get an understanding of what type of character she possesses, it is truly world class. She is a role model that you would love to have your daughters look up to. I’m so honored to be able to call her a teammate and most importantly a friend.
Congratulations again, Champ and keep kicking ass at life.
