5 keys to victory for Holly Holm at UFC Vegas 55

#4. Avoid a brawl

UFC Singapore Fight Night: Holm avoiding strikes

Keeping the fight standing won't be enough in and of itself and the former bantamweight champion will need to make all of the exchanges, on her part, as technical as possible.

Relying only on landing strikes could lead to being complacent and careless. This would only open more doors of opportunity for 'Fenomeno'. 'The Preacher's Daughter' has done a great job in the past at sticking to the gameplan and not entertaining a slugfest. It's of the utmost importance that she does the same this time around, for a loss would be especially heavy at this stage of her career. Holly Holm went 33-2-3 as a professional boxer and should try her best to show off her boxing chops and keep the fight looking clean.

Ketlen Vieira is an ever-improving fighter. Her striking is improving rapidly and her power should not be taken lightly. As the Brazilian is perhaps reaching her prime, she'll be entering this bout as hungry for victory as ever. It's essential for Holm to avoid getting into a brawl at all costs.

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#3. Avoid getting taken down

Holly Holm v Raquel Pennington

Although this is a five-round fight, it at most takes five mistakes for this fight to slip away from the former champion. Should Holm give up a takedown each round, she'll fail to have her hand raised at the end of the fight. Furthermore, if Vieira can get any momentum going for her, then she's very capable of capitalizing on it and running away with the victory.

Holm needs to avoid being in the bottom position and try to take some morale out of the Brazilian whenever she attempts to grapple with her. Avoiding takedowns entirely would be ideal, but not accepting the bottom position should she stumble will be key in keeping the fight in her favor.

The 30-year-old has a suffocation top game. As seen on full display in her sophomore UFC performance against Sara McMann, she's very dangerous and extremely crafty once on top. Keeping the scrambles going and working her way back up to her feet will be very important for the Jackson-Wink fighter.