Why Holm passed on waiting for Rousey
Holly Holm decided against waiting for Ronda Rousey to defend her bantamweight championship. At the UFC 197 press event, she explained why.
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Holly Holm decided against waiting for Ronda Rousey to defend her bantamweight championship. At the UFC 197 press event, she explained why:
All that is to say that though Holm deserves to be the favorite, Tate very well could win this fight.
And though Holm undoubtedly knows that, she took the match anyway. So, while it could wind up costing her lots of money, Holm opted to compete anyway.
Give it up for her fighting spirit.
“I was open to a rematch with Ronda,” Holm said. “I just wanted whatever opportunity was going to come. I think this is definitely even more of a challenging way to go. There’s a lot of pressure behind it. I think there’s a lot of anticipation what I’m going to do after the last fight. There’s a lot of high expectations, and who wants to be a one-hit wonder?”
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