Share this: Former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm shockingly dropped a decision to Valentina Shevchenko on Saturday night, as all three judges scored their five-round UFC Fight Night Chicago bout 49-46. Holm, fighting for the first time since Miesha Tate took away her belt in March, started fast against Shevchenko, controlling the first round at United Center. Shevchenko rebounded toward the end of the second, though, and controlled the middle rounds to earn the decision over Holm, the second-ranked contender in the division. “I knew she was a counterpuncher — we were ready for that. She’s a tough girl — I knew that,” Holm said, via UFC.com. “I knew I had my hands full with this fight. I knew it was a really
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Holly Holm Must Go Though Valentina Shevchenko To Return To Winning Ways
The moment the lights started to go out late in the fifth round against Miesha Tate at UFC 196, Holly Holm — rapidly losing consciousness, along with her UFC bantamweight title — found herself on the other end of things. Just four short months earlier, Holm was on top of the world after putting an end to the dominant championship reign of Ronda Rousey in devastating knockout fashion. But after Tate choked out Holm to claim the championship, she was the one left lying in the octagon. Clearly, Holm is disappointed that she lost her belt. Nobody wants to drop the title one fight after winning it, but in keeping with her businesslike manner, Holm has moved on. Next up is Valentina
UFC 196 Live: Conor McGregor-Nate Diaz, Holly Holm-Miesha Tate Round By Round, Card Results
The night UFC fans have been waiting for finally is here. Featherweight champion Conor McGregor will headline a stacked UFC 196 card Saturday night in Las Vegas, where he will fight up two weight classes to faces Nate Diaz as a welterweight in the main event. Joining him on the main card is women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm, who will return to the octagon for the first time since her shocking upset over Ronda Rousey. Holm’s title will be up for grabs in the co-main event against Miesha Tate. The main event will kick off at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view, but fight fans will have plenty of preliminary bouts to hold them over
Ronda Rousey Opens Up After Loss To Holly Holm: ‘I Need To Come Back’
Ronda Rousey will be back. The former UFC bantamweight champion lost her belt to Holly Holm in UFC 193, putting an end to her undefeated streak. And while she’s been holed up in her Venice, Calif., townhouse and is “just really (expletive) sad,” there’s no way she’ll spend the rest of her career like that. “I need to come back,” Rousey told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne in an exclusive interview. “I need to beat this chick. Who knows if I’m going to pop my teeth out or break my jaw or rip my lip open. I have to (expletive) do it.” To say Rousey had a lot on her plate before her bout with Holm in
Holly Sonders Taking 16-Year-Old Amateur Golfer To Prom After Bet
Andrew Orischak is a 16-year-old amateur golfer. He’s also taking Holly Sonders to prom. Orischak made a bet with Sonders last week when he was competing in the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. If he won, Sonders had to go to prom with him. She agreed. Unfortunately for Orischak, he lost a five-shot lead with eight holes to play and finished second. But the lucky teenager receive a nice surprise from the two-time defending “Most Attractive Woman In Golf.” “Your mom has my phone number.” What a line. It didn’t seem to affect Orischak, though, who still was pretty disappointed following his loss. It’s a nice gesture...