Holly Holm

2023 - 3 - 25

Yana Santos Yana Santos

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UFC Fight Night results, highlights: Holly Holm returns with dominant ... (CBSSports.com)

Holly Holm is considered among the best female boxers of all time and she developed a vicious head kick in MMA, one that crowned her as UFC women's ...

Holm appeared to have the fight wrapped by trapping Santos in a crucifix and unloading with strikes in the second round, but Santos wiggled free just in the nick of time. Holm grounded Santos in the late moments of Round 1 and returned to the well in the second and third frames. Holly Holm is considered among the best female boxers of all time and she developed a vicious head kick in MMA, one that crowned her as UFC women's bantamweight champion against Ronda Rousey.

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Holly Holm vs. Yana Santos full fight video highlights (MMA Fighting)

UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen took place March 25 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Former UFC women's bantamweight champion Holly Holm (14-6) and ...

Holm instantly changes levels, hoists Santos aloft, and dumps her to the mat, settling into side control. Finally, Holm backs off and they retake the center of the cage with 45 seconds to go. Santos attempts to work to her feet — and she does! This time Holm initiates the clinch and walks Santos to the fence. Round 3: Another immediate clinch in the center of the cage, and Holm briefly march Santos to the fence before releasing. Holm still plastered to her against the cage. Santos closes the distance and instantly gets dumped onto her back by Holm, who finds her way back to the mount position with a quickness. Santos tries her best to shrimp out but Holm floats through it and reclaims mount. Santos tries to shrimp out and escape but Holm is stifling. Holm finally traps that right arm and goes to work with punches from the crucifix position! Santos rushes back into the clinch — and once again we’re against the fence. Santos attacks first, bulldozing Holm into the fence.

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Holly Holm wins first fight in two and a half years (KRQE News 13)

The win is the first for Holm since October, 3 2020 and is the third in her last four fights. She recently signed a six fight contract with the UFC and said she ...

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Holly Holm dominates Yana Santos in UFC San Antonio co-main ... (MMAWeekly)

Santos last fought in July 2021 losing to Irene Aldana. In her time away, She married Professional Fighters League athlete Thiago Santos and the couple had ...

Holm dominated and the scorecards reflected it. Santos gave up her back and Holm briefly looked to lock on a rear-naked choke. Santos came out aggressive and used punches to back Holm up and clinched. Santos connected with elbows from the bottom as Holm worked to trap an arm. Holm quickly separated and scored a takedown. Hold connected with a front kick to the body that briefly knocked Santos to the ground.

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Twitter reacts to Holly Holm's dominant victory over Yana Santos at ... (MMA Junkie)

The MMA community had rave reviews for former champ Holly Holm after her dominant win over Yana Santos at UFC on ESPN 43.

Not huge damage so might only be 9s on judges' cards. R2 10-8 Holm to go up 20-17. Honestly, how much longer do we gotta pretend to still care that Holly Holm beat Ronda back in 1997? Holm looking for the single, Santos knees. Please, please no more of her on main cards. [March 26, 2023]

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Holly Holm KO'd Ronda Rousey and now wants UFC Hall of Fame ... (talkSPORT.com)

Holly Holm has already established herself as one of the greatest combat sports athletes of all time but she's intent on achieving more.Before trans.

talkSPORT is also widely available across the UK on 1089 or 1053 AM. “I am still trying to work for something more and it gives me motivation. So, sometimes I have to always like make sure my mindset is still on achieving and not like, ‘Oh, that was awesome, I achieved this.’ She added: “I’m just really humbled and honoured to be considered amongst the greatest. It would be awesome if I could be in the Hall of Fame for this sport too and be the first to ever do that.” Male and female, it’s not just like a female boxing Hall of Fame, this is the Hall of Fame in boxing.

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UFC San Antonio results: Holly Holm dominates Yana Santos with ... (MMAmania.com)

UFC San Antonio results live: Holly Holm vs. Yana Santos full fight recap of the main card bout today (Sat. March 25, 2023) from AT&T Center in San Antonio, ...

In the final minute, Holm started landed some good shots, and a slip from Santos landed her in top position. Holm again advanced position and briefly threatened a rear naked choke, but this time, Santos was able to work back to her feet with about a minute remaining. In a strong showing, Holm won every round.

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UFC on ESPN 43 results: Holly Holm dominates Yana Santos in one ... (Yahoo Sports)

Former UFC women's bantamweight champion Holly Holm dominated Yana Santos in the co-main event of UFC on ESPN 43 in San Antonio.

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Twitter reacts to Holly Holm's dominant victory over Yana Santos at ... (Yahoo Canada Sports)

The MMA community had rave reviews for former champ Holly Holm after her dominant win over Yana Santos at UFC on ESPN 43.

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What did Holly Holm say about "sexualization of children"? Michael ... (Sportskeeda)

Michael Chandler was offended by an Amazon commercial that aired during the UFC San Antonio broadcast.

"That commercial is absolutely not the sexualization of youth. "Right after @amazon hits us with some gender-bending, confusing, mustache-wielding commercial, @HollyHolm calls out the sexualization of today’s youth. He thinks that today's youngsters will be confused by the commercial because of its gender-bending nature: Michael Chandler was offended by an Amazon commercial that aired during the UFC San Antonio broadcast. Long-term trauma and serious harm to a child's physical, emotional, and psychological health are possible outcomes of such behavior. Amazon has launched a worldwide brand campaign, Tache, directed by Olivia Wilde, that emphasizes diversity and inclusivity while explaining the many facets of its Prime membership.

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Holly Holm doesn't see many logical options after dominant UFC on ... (MMA Junkie)

It's not a predicament the former UFC women's bantamweight champ is particularly unfamiliar with, though. Holm (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) kept her name among the top ...

“I don’t ever like to put a timeline on myself, but I definitely know that I’m not like 25 or 30 anymore. Prior to UFC on ESPN 43, Holm signed a new six-fight contract with the UFC. [a first-round knockout loss](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2019/07/ufc-239-results-amanda-nunes-tko-head-kick-holly-holm) to champ Amanda Nunes when they fought at UFC 239 in July 2019, meaning the UFC would be tasked with selling a rematch to a definitive result. She thinks she’s still capable of competing at a high level for years to come, though, and won’t put a definitive end point on her future. Her resume, notoriety and the fact she competed in a thin division means Holm is a constant presence in title conversation, but the current demand seems to be lacking. I definitely know retirement is sooner than it was 10 years ago, but I’m not ready to do it right yet.”

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