Holly Holm News

Russell Ess - September 9, 2016

Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm shocked the world last November when she knocked out the seemingly invincible Ronda Rousey at UFC 193. Holm became the UFC women’s bantamweight champion, dethroning Rousey from her dominant run as the champ. With winning the UFC title on November 14, 2015, Holm set a Guinness World Record, becoming the first athlete, male or female, to win both boxing and MMA world titles.

Russell Ess - August 11, 2016

“The Preacher’s Daughter” skyrocketed to stardom in November when she knocked out the seemingly invincible Ronda Rousey at UFC 193 to become the first athlete in combat sports to win a world boxing title and MMA title. Following her giant win over Rousey, Holm lost the belt in her title fight against Miesha Tate in the fifth round, ending her short stint as the UFC women’s bantamweight champion. Holm then lost for the second time in a row since becoming the UFC champion against Valentina Shevchenko by decision.

bjpenndotcom - August 3, 2016

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm is currently in the midst of a rough patch. After losing her championship to Miesha Tate in the co-main event of UFC 196, Holm recently dropped a decision to Valentina Shevchenko last month in Chicago, Illinois.

Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

The UFC rankings were updated after the UFC on FOX 20 event that took place over the weekend. The divisions that seen the most change were the women’s bantamweight division and the men’s featherweight division.

bjpenndotcom - July 23, 2016

http://youtu.be/EbV2ZKOwC8g In the main event of UFC on FOX 20, #8 ranked women’s bantamweight Valentina Shevchenko picked up the biggest win of her UFC career as she defeated Holly Holm via unanimous decision.

Chris Taylor - July 23, 2016

Watch former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm drop Valentina Shevchenko with a punch in the opening round. Holm strikes first with a clean knockdown! #UFCChicago https://t.co/p6hdOhi0hh

bjpenndotcom - July 23, 2016

Back in the co-main event of UFC 196, Holly Holm looked to defend her UFC women’s bantamweight championship against Miesha Tate. The fight was Holm’s first title defense. Unfortunately for ‘The Preacher’s Daughter’ Tate was able to pull off the late-fight upset in the 5th round, and defeat Holm via rear naked choke in the 5th round. Ahead of Holm’s ‘UFC Chicago’ fight against Valentina Shevchenko Saturday night, the former champ recalled the moment before she was choked out. MMAFighting has the quotes:

bjpenndotcom - July 22, 2016

With just 2 days to go until UFC 200, UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones found himself pulled from the historic card after being notified of a potential USADA anti-doping violation. Ultimately, Anderson Silva took Jones’ place against Daniel Cormier on the card, and Jones was handed a provisional suspension until his hearing with the NSAC.

bjpenndotcom - July 22, 2016

Saturday evening in Chicago, Illinois, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm will look to bounce back from her UFC 196 loss to Miesha Tate as she fights Valentina Shevchenko in the main event of the televised card. The fight will be Holm’s first since losing the title back in March, and one she hopes will open the door to a future rematch with Miesha Tate.

bjpenndotcom - July 20, 2016

Back at UFC 193, Holly Holm shocked the world as she knocked out Ronda Rousey with a head kick to become the UFC women’s bantamweight champion in the main event of the thrilling card. Fast forward just 4 months and Holm was submitted by Miesha Tate in the co-main event of UFC 196 on March 5th, losing the title in the 5th round of their scrap.

bjpenndotcom - July 20, 2016

Back at UFC 193, Holly Holm shocked the world as she dominated Ronda Rousey for nearly two rounds, ultimately knocking the champ out in the 2nd round with a perfectly placed head kick to claim the UFC championship.

Russell Ess - July 19, 2016

https://youtu.be/hxZHqsxIH3E Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm is a close friend and teammate of Jon Jones.

Russell Ess - July 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/zrZFg8nwCEo Big fights are coming to Chicago, Illinois at UFC on FOX 20, which takes place on July 23.

Chris Taylor - July 16, 2016

https://youtu.be/zFSMbjvnyiY Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm will square off with Valentina Shevchenko in the headlining bout of next weekend’s UFC Fight Night event in Chicago.

Russell Ess - June 14, 2016

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm has apparently been getting a lot of calls for business opportunities outside of the Octagon. TMZ reports that Holm was offered a part in “a major studio movie,” but declined as the time interfered with her upcoming fight against Valentina Shevchenko at UFC on FOX 20 in July.

bjpenndotcom - June 2, 2016

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Russell Ess - May 16, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - May 12, 2016

While it’s no secret that Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate have been credited as being two of the most attractive women in sports, a new UFC star is now being listed as one of the “Top 99 women of 2016”. On AskMen.com‘s annual “Crush List”, WMMA pioneer Gina Carano ranked at #51, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate was ranked at #34, while former champion Ronda Rousey was ranked at #13.