Holly Holm will fight Miesha Tate in the co-main event of UFC 196 and defend her bantamweight title. Holm won the title from Ronda Rousey at UFC 193 with a super impressive high kick knockout.
UFC 196 Countdown takes you all-access inside the lives of four fighters bracing for high-stakes showdowns in Las Vegas.
Women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm looks to follow up her massive upset of Ronda Rousey by defeating another tough opponent, former Strikeforce champion Miesha Tate.
UFC 196 takes Saturday, March 5th in Las Vegas Nevada and is headlined by a welterweight fight between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. Holm’s title defense will serve as the event’s co-main event.
About Holly Holm
Holly Holm (born October 17, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight division. She is the current UFC Bantamweight Champion. Holm is also a former professional boxer and kickboxer. She was a multiple-time world champion in boxing, defending her titles 18 times in three weight classes, and was a two-time Ring magazine fighter of the year (2005, 2006).
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About Miesha Tate
Few fighters in the UFC can match Miesha Tate when it comes to skills inside the Octagon, popularity among fans and an ability to create and sustain her own brand.
Tate has been ranked among the top female bantamweights in mixed martial arts for several years, and she can make a case that she’s the second-best fighter in her division. She has lost twice to bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey but has otherwise been unstoppable, scoring victories over Jessica Eye, Sara McMann and Liz Carmouche since April 2014.
Tate, a former bantamweight champion in Strikeforce and Freestyle Cage Fighting, joined the UFC in 2013. Her first bout with the organization was The Ultimate Fighter 17 finale against Cat Zingano, with the winner promised a fight against Rousey for the UFC women’s belt.
Tate controlled most of the first two rounds before a series of knees by Zingano put her down and ended the fight in the third via TKO. Despite losing, however, Tate still got a title shot when Zingano suffered a knee injury that required surgery.
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