Holly Holm: Ready to defend championship
The adage is that you aren’t a real champion until you defend your belt, and against Miesha Tate that is exactly what Holly Holm plans to do. She is ready to prove she is a real champion.
At UFC 196, Holly Holm will make the first defense of her UFC Women’s Bantamweight title when she battles Miesha Tate in the co-main event.
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Holm earned the title in a shocking upset of Ronda Rousey at UFC 193, a fight which she dominated and then knocked out Rousey in the second round with an amazing head kick.
The adage is that you aren’t a real champion until you defend your belt, and against Miesha Tate that is exactly what Holly Holm plans to do. She is ready to prove she is a real champion.
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).
source: wikipedia.com
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