Holly Holm suffers broken arm in Legacy FC 30 main event

Holly Holm looked dominant on Friday night and captured her first MMA title. But it came with a price.

Holm (7-0) broke her left arm against Juliana Werner (7-4) in the main event of Legacy FC 30, which took place in the former boxer’s home base of Albuquerque, N.M., and aired live on AXS TV. Southwest Fight News first brought word of the fracture.

It is uncertain when Holm suffered the break, but talk after the fight was that she appeared to be letting Werner stay in the fight instead of trying harder to put her away. Holm eventually got a TKO stoppage in the fifth round to win Legacy’s bantamweight title when she landed a head kick and followed it up with punches on the ground.

Holm also appeared to be relying on kicks far more than she had in past fights – likely because of the broken arm.

Holm has been in the news often of late with speculation that she might be on the verge of signing with the UFC. She is seen as one of the best matchups for women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey – who has gone on record saying she hopes the promotion signs her.

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But this past month, despite negotiations between Holm and the UFC looking promising at one point, things appeared to break down late in the process.

After her win on Friday, fresh talk started that Holm would be a prime candidate to headline a pay-per-view against Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino – another elite-level women’s fighter who hasn’t been able to get into the UFC, most notably because she has yet to be able to make the cut to bantamweight.

But whatever Holm’s next move might be, recovering from the broken arm is the first order of business.

For more coverage of Legacy FC 30, check out the MMA Events section of the site.

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