#3 Ronda Rousey vs Holly Holm (UFC 193)
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Ever since she made her Strikeforce debut in 2011, ‘Rowdy’ Ronda Rousey was seemingly unstoppable. As every dominant performance followed the other, Rousey became more invincible.
A crushing victory over Bethe Correia added to the hype that Rousey floated on as she entered the cage at UFC 193. Rousey was pretty aggressive during the weigh-ins and remained stone-faced as she began the fight, while her opponent and the underdog challenger Holly Holm seemed calm.
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As soon as the fight began, however, it was Holm who unleashed her fury, immediately dictating the pace with scrupulous footwork and bating the Champion using her reach advantage. Rousey looked out of her element as Holly Holm forced her to chase the former boxer and kickboxer, thereby leaving the ‘Rowdy’ champion’s chin exposed.
It was this strategy that finally caught Rousey out. After a first round that saw Holly Hold dominate, Rousey lunged in the south-paw threw a left that dropped the champion and then completed it with a stunning leg kick and ground and pound to win the belt and leave the MMA world with it mouth open.
