In the lead-up to
UFC 193, it was all about Ronda Rousey. Even Miesha Tate received a
comparable amount of attention to the challenger, Holly Holm, amid
complaints that she had been screwed out of a title shot by the UFC.
Few gave Holly much of a chance, even fewer expected her to win. But
Holly Holm stepped into the Octagon on Saturday - calm, composed, and in
stark contrast to Rousey's erratic intensity - and executed six minutes
of impeccable tactical and strategic fighting. Rousey had the power to
end the fight at any given moment, either with a strike or a
submission. Holly would have to fight the near perfect fight to deny
Ronda her strengths and implement her own, and that's exactly what she
did.
