On the other hand, Ronda Rousey took to her official Instagram account her message to her supporters as how she is nursing her loss against Holly Holm. “I appreciate the concerns about my health, but I’m fine”, Rousey wrote. I’m pretty sure she’s a very, very strong person, but we still have to take into consideration that she has feelings.
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The ex-UFC bantamweight world champion was hospitalised after suffering an emphatic second-round defeat to Holm in Melbourne on Sunday.
Rousey was knocked out by Holm, a 34-year-old former boxer, in the second round of the UFC 193 matchup. This marked her third straight sub-minute victory as following her 14-second submission win over Cat Zingano and a 16 second knockout over Alexis Davis.
“A rematch makes a lot of sense”, UFC boss Dana White said.
Nearly as immediately as the fight was over, talk began about a rematch, with Holm telling ESPN she’d “absolutely” give Rousey one.
While she basks in the moment, fans were awaiting word from Rousey, who was taken to a local hospital after the fight to get stitched up. I’ve been on a losing side of a fight and I wanted the rematch; I wanted to avenge my loss. I couldn’t tell you how many times I cried in the gym leading up to it.
“We knew going in that Holly would be a tough test and she certainly was”. Ali also remarked that Rousey is not now “the best in the world”, thanks to the beat down she was served in her prime. This loss has ended the latter’s 12-0 record – her first loss in her entire UFC career, Yahoo! The 37-year-old daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali said she thinks Rousey is a bit overrated and needs to work on a few things if she truly wants to be a champion.
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Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry even promised more big “celebrations” to honor Holm upon her return.
