Holm silences Rousey with stunning KO win

However, with a new ruler on the bantamweight throne, Tate appears prepared to return to action believing she’s first in line for a crack at Holm’s crown.

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They also witnessed history as a brutal head kick allowed former boxing world champion Holly Holm to knock out pin-up girl Ronda Rousey.

“Footwork is always the key for Holly Holm in her fights and Holly has held back a bit in the past and that was all part of the plan”, he said.

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That intellect and boxing nous served Holm well against an opponent who was brazen, bordering on arrogant in her attack, as Holm let the fight come to her, keeping Rousey at a controlled distance at Etihad Stadium.

Holly Holm has said an immediate rematch with Ronda Rousey makes sense, and so has Dana White, but it looks Daniel Cormier thinks it would be a mistake. I think she did get exposed tonight.

The unbeatable America’s sweetheart would straighten, then try to face her largely unknown, largely forgettable challenger. “I think I’m next in line”, Tate said.

In the other title bout, a bloodied Joanna Jedrzejczyk outlasted Montreal’s Valerie Letourneau to successfully defend her straw-weight belt in a five-round slugfest.

Why they should fight: Letourneau surpassed expectations and delivered a valiant effort in her unanimous-decision loss to strawweight champ Jedrzejczyk.

A few 56,214 raucous fans turned up, breaking the promotion’s previous attendance record of 55,724, set at UFC 129 on April 30, 2011.

The kick, set up by a few heavy left hands from Holm, sent an unconscious Rousey with a badly split lip crashing to the canvas then straight into hospital for the night. The 29-year-old has even been contemplating retirement because she felt so snubbed. “I have not spent this much time in the gym before any fight of my life”. The contender ended up edging the first round 10-9.

“It’s a lot to take in, but those kinds of fights are the ones where a loss is devastating but a win is that sweet of a victory”.

New Zealand-born Australian middleweight Robert Whittaker (16-4) earned a gutsy win on points over Uriah Hall (13-6), while Jared Rosholt (14-2) won a unanimous decision of towering Dutchman Stefan Struve (30-8) in a scrappy opening heavyweight bout of the main card.