I won’t try and link any vids, but suffice it to say, it was BRUTAL.
Holm owned Rousey in the first round and the high kick to the neck in the second round literally knocked Rousey unconscious. She was asleep when she hit the canvas and Holm got in 3 hammerfists before the ref pulled Holm away.
I’m just gonna say this. What little I saw let me say this (I wasn’t feeling well enough to see the fight, but a friend I roll with gave me some insight)…
This just verifies my feelings that the notions that Rousey was so uber dominant that no female stood a chance was nonsense, especially Cris Cyborg. Cyborg is a seasoned veteran and just recently lost a grueling 5 round World Championship Kickboxing match with one of the best women kickboxers ever. She didn’t just last, she took her the distance and made it close in a discipline that wasn’t her primary discipline. And Cris Cyborg isn’t supposed to be able to compete with Rousey? Huh?
If anything, this just goes to show that there was just TOO MUCH hype surrounding Rousey. She IS an amazing fighter. Not was…IS. That said, NO fighter in MMA stays undefeated, not even Anderson Silva who really was the best MMA has ever seen.
This makes a rematch amazing and now, more than ever, it makes Cyborg getting down to 135 now really important because with Holly Holm, there’s a trio of women to fight, a quartet if you include Meisha Tate.
The women’s division just got fantastically interesting and for all the right reasons.
Congrats to Holly Holm for her stunning victory!!!
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