“Holly Holm will fight before she fights Ronda”, White said.
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Holm will fight “before she fights Ronda”, signaling that the promotion still fully intends to give Rousey the rematch when she is ready to return. In a bit of a surprising move, the UFC president announced Holm will defend her title in an interim fight before she faces Rousey for a second time.
White had speculated that a rematch between Rousey and Holm could generate two million pay-per-view buys, but would people be as interested in the fight if Holm lost her title before then? You can find his podcast, The Fight Club Chicago, and subscribe on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher and You Tube.
As for Rousey, the fact Holm will fight another opponent doesn’t mean the ex-champ will not compete again.
The MMA fighter is no stranger to acting: She appeared in “The Expendables 3”, “Furious 7”, and “Entourage” the movie.
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue editor M.J. Day teased Rousey’s inclusion in the body paint feature on Wednesday, posting a photo of her, as yet unidentified, body painted posterior to Instagram with the hashtag #instabooty.
In the same report, Fresquez also said that UFC was going to make an announcement later this week about Holm’s next fight, which he also hoped to be sooner rather than later. White did not announce an opponent or date.
Rousey is slated to host Saturday Night Live on January 23 and was recently spotted geeking out at Star Wars: The Force Awakens. She beat Raquel Pennington at UFC 184 by split decision in her UFC debut. UFC 200 is the possible event where the Holm vs. Rousey rematch will take place.
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Holm, of course, shocked the world by knocking out Rousey to claim the belt last November.
