Holly Holm to fight in Las Vegas on March 5
Holly Holm, the reigning UFC bantamweight champion, has been eagerly waiting for her rematch against Ronda Rousey.
Rousey took to Instagram on Friday to confirm to her 7.3 million followers on Instagram that she will appear in the upcoming Sports Illustrated 2016 Swimsuit edition wearing nothing but body paint.
Holm’s coach Mike Winkeljohn has now joined them in calling out Holm ahead of the milestone card.
“The Notorious One” set the UFC ablaze with his entry into the promotion, winning all his fights before earning a shot at the Featherweight belt.
Rousey, 28, was the first female fighter signed by the UFC and is seen as a pioneer in mixed martial arts by her fellow competitors. I don’t have any animosity towards her. A lot of people feel like maybe I should, but I just don’t waste energy like that”, Holm said, later adding that “I don’t think that some of the negativity she’s received-some of it is not necessary. So we were holding it for her if she wanted to do it.
“So in a flawless world, that’d be fantastic”. However, Winkeljohn, like everyone else, knows Rousey-Holm II is the “money” fight. “And that’s great for those girls”. But a year ago she was wearing a bikini, so expect this issue to sell even better. Sports, Rousey has asked for more time off as she films a Road House remake.
It has since been announced that Holm will instead defend the title for the first time against one of Rousey’s biggest career rivals, former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate.
In the upcoming Holly Holm – Ronda Rousey fight rematch, McMann assured that the quick knockout is “not gonna happen twice”.
White said he is not rushing back his star draw.
McGregor became only the second 145-pound champion in UFC history, but his quick finish of Aldo came in as runner-up, garnering 38-percent of the votes.
Dos Anjos was recently involved in his first title defence and looked very impressive as he knocked out Donald Cerrone in 66 seconds at UFC on FOX 17 on December 19. As a result of the movie delay, she’ll also be taking an extended break from the UFC.