After defending her title four a fourth time with a 16-second destruction of Alexis Davis at UFC 175, MMA fans wondered who was left for UFC women’s bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey to face.
Enter Holly Holm.
After some initial tangles during contract negotiations, the professional champion boxer (33-2-3 with 9 KO’s) turned MMA fighter (7-0 with 6 KO’s), has officially signed with the UFC.
Welcome to the UFC @_HOLLYHOLM pic.twitter.com/BxNVy8SYTR
— Dana White (@danawhite) July 10, 2014
It is not known yet who Holm’s UFC debut will be against. Rousey is out with a hand injury following UFC 175 and likely won’t be fighting until near the end of the year.
Dr. Rhadi Ferguson told you yesterday the type of fighter it’s going to take to defeat Rousey, do you think Holm fits the criteria?
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