Holly Holm Open to Squaring Off With Ronda Rousey Again

MMA fighter and former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm is open to the idea of locking horns with Ronda Rousey again. Rousey returned to the octagon for the first time since 2016 at the recent MVP MMA event. She defeated Gina Carano in the main event in just 17 seconds by submission via armbar.

Holly Holm, who handed Rousey her first defeat in November 2015, opened up about her previous victory over the former WWE Superstar and the idea of a rematch during a recent conversation with MMA Fighting. Below are the highlights:

On Her Victory Over Ronda Rousey at UFC 193

“The whole reason why me beating her was such a big deal is because she was so dominant. You have to have a dominant champion in order to have a big upset. So I have all the respect for her and to her. I’ll never say anything negative. But then there’s like the fighter pride of things, and a win is great, but also to try to win that good or put that much of a stamp on something, anybody would be lying if they said they weren’t proud of it.”

On a Potential Rematch

“Yes, a lot of talk with the Ronda fight. I highly doubt she’ll ever want a rematch. I always have said since the minute the last fight was over, I’ll always rematch her. That’s always been available. But she wanted to come back and have this win and go back and enjoy and have a win like that. No hate from me. I hope she does well. I hope she does whatever she wants with her life. That’s her life. I’d always be open to fight her again.”

Following her victory over Gina Carano, Rousey said that she will not be fighting again. Meanwhile, Holly Holm will battle Stephanie Han in a boxing match this Saturday.