Written by Brock Hebner at No Coast Bias
Ronda Rousey was dethroned this past Saturday at UFC 193, and it was quite shocking.
Now I know you casuals are quietly freaking out because your Queen is no longer the Women’s Bantamweight Champion, and your asking yourself, “Who in the hell is this Holly Holm chick I have to be a fan of now that she’s the champion?!”
Well fear not anymore! I am here to tell you just exactly who that chick with the swift head kick is, so let’s get started.
Name: Holly Holm
Nickname: The Preachers Daughter
Born: October 17, 1981 (34), Albuquerque, New Mexico
Fights Out Of: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Fighting Style: Boxing, Kickboxing
Gym: Jackson Wink MMA Academy
Weight Class: Women’s Bantamweight (135 lbs)
Record: 10-0
Accomplishments: 16 Different Boxing Championships, IKF/Ringside Amateur Welterweight Kickboxing Champion, UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion
Holly Holm is the pride of Albuquerque, born and raised in the New Mexico city where her father was a Church of Christ Preacher, hence the nickname “The Preachers Daughter”) and her mother a massage therapist.
Holm has been a multi-time boxing and kickboxing world champion in a number of different weight classes and promotions, and before you had ever heard of Ronda Rousey, she was arguably the most dangerous women in a ring or a cage.
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