On November 15, 2015, in front of 56,214 fans at the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, the legend who’d pioneered a new era of women’s MMA, was rendered unconscious, calling a halt on her reign atop the bantamweight division and subsequently ushering in the beginning of the end of her fantastic career. Ronda Rousey had a gameplan against Holly Holm before her teeth were ‘knocked loose’ The iconic phrase coined by the great , ‘Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face’, couldn’t have rung truer than when took on . At the peak of her powers, ‘Rowdy’ was held in the highest of regards, with the fighter revolutionizing women’s MMA, appearing on chat shows, and even convincing that she could destroy Floyd Mayweather if she ever got the chance.
However, in a moment that will live with combat sports enthusiasts for the rest of time, Holm knocked her brutally unconscious with a head kick heard around the world. In a testament to her honesty, during a recent Q&A to promote her latest autobiography ‘Our Fight’, the 37-year-old confessed that she never even got started, with her rival almost knocking her teeth out straight after the opening bell. She explained: “The Holm fight, I didn’t really get to start my process because I literally just got hit right away, and it knocked loose all my bottom teeth, and I was out on my feet from the very beginning.
So, there wasn’t that same kind of process of what I usually have. “I would plan out t.
