Saturday 28 November 2015

UFC 193 Breakdown - Queenslayer Edition

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.