Holly Holm Will Fight Again Before Ronda Rousey Rematch

As far as Rousey is concerned, White promises that she will return to the Octagon soon but gave no exact date for her next bout.

Much of the talk after Holly Holm toppled Ronda Rousey in devastating fashion for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship at UFC 193 has centered around an immediate rematch.

While the attention here mostly lies in the fact that Holm will defend her title for the first time against someone other than Rousey, it’s important to take note of White’s full statement.

While the president had thought of scheduling a rematch between Holm and Rousey at UFC 200 in July, no confirmation has been made yet.

Rousey will become the first MMA fighter and just third female athlete ever to host SNL – tennis star Chris Evert and figure skater Nancy Kerrigan were the first and second, respectively. Sports. The announcement comes off a few days after “The Preacher’s Daughter” signed an eight-fight, multi-million-dollar extension with the UFC. She’ll get what she wanted.

The UFC has not announced a site or main event for a March 5 UFC 197 card, but there has been speculation the card could land in Las Vegas.

For one thing, says Iole, there’s no one Holm could fight that would generate the interest, or the money, that a Holm-Rousey rematch would.

As for Rousey, the fact Holm will fight another opponent doesn’t mean the ex-champ will not compete again. Holm has welcomed an instant sequel with Rousey, but didn’t want to wait eight months for Rousey to get right and was pushing to compete against anyone before then. The fighter appeared – wearing a bathing suit – in last year’s Swimsuit Edition, and she also covered the Body Issue of “ESPN the Magazine” in 2012 – naked!