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Michelle Waterson Explains Why Holly Holm Is Her Mentor

February 11, 2017 | Posted by Joseph Lee

In an interview with MMA Junkie, Michelle Waterson (14-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC) spoke about why Holly Holm (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) is one of her biggest mentors in MMA. Holm has a chance to become the first UFC women’s featherweight champion tonight at UFC 208. Here are highlights:

On why she respects Holm: “She knows what she wants, and she doesn’t stop until she gets what she wants. Every day, if she doesn’t get a technique right, she’s back at the gym that night to fix whatever she did wrong in the sparring session that morning. So, she’s very determined to get back on the winning streak.”

On Holm being her mentor: “Holly is one of my biggest mentors, and I look up to her so much. And it’s because she doesn’t talk; she’s not a talker. She’s a doer. She doesn’t talk the talk; she walks the walk. She’s the hardest working person I’ve ever met in my life. She runs six days a week, and within those, there are sprint runs and long-distance runs on top of her diet regimen. On top of her technique training with her jiu-jitsu, on top of her wrestling training, on top of the mitt work. And that’s not including the daily classes that she goes to. So, she’s a hard worker.”

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