MMA fighter who beat Ronda Rousey would be ‘open’ to rematch
Ronda Rousey recently defeated Gina Carano on the first ever MVP MMA card on Netflix. Despite Rousey saying that she is now retired from combat sports, there are still offers out there for her to get back into the cage at some point.
Speaking to MMA Fighting ahead of her boxing match against Stephanie Han this Saturday, Holm discussed her win over Rousey and Rowdy’s 17-second defeat of Carano at the Netflix MVP event:
“Yes, a lot of talk with the Ronda fight. I highly doubt she’ll ever want a rematch. I always have said since the minute the last fight was over, I’ll always rematch her. That’s always been available. But she wanted to come back and have this win and go back and enjoy and have a win like that. No hate from me. I hope she does well. I hope she does whatever she wants with her life. That’s her life. I’d always be open to fight her again.”
Ronda Rousey vs Holly Holm Rematch
Holm also noted that her win over Rousey was so big just because of how dominant Rousey was in the division up to that point:
“The whole reason why me beating her was such a big deal is because she was so dominant. You have to have a dominant champion in order to have a big upset. So I have all the respect for her and to her. I’ll never say anything negative. But then there’s like the fighter pride of things and a win is great but also to try to win that good or put that much of a stamp on something, anybody would be lying if they said they weren’t proud of it.”
FAQ and Context
Is Rousey really retired now?
Rousey told Ariel Helwani before the fight that the Carano bout would be her last and that she’s done with competition, saying she wants to have babies and grow her family.
Will there be a Rousey vs Holly Holm rematch?
Holm says the door has been open on her side since the night of their first fight, she’d “always rematch her,” in her words, but she doubts Rousey wants the return.
What happened in the original Rousey vs Holm fight?
Holm knocked Rousey out at UFC 193 in November 2015, ending Rousey’s run as the dominant champion of the women’s bantamweight division. It’s still considered one of the biggest upsets in MMA history.
When is Holly Holm’s next fight?
This Saturday, in a boxing match against Stephanie Han. Holm built her combat career in boxing before her switch to MMA.
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