Everyone was surprised when the UFC shifted gears earlier this week and revealed that Ronda Rousey‘s next UFC bantamweight title defense would be against Holly Holm instead of Miesha Tate… including Holm.
Still, the former world-champion boxer relishes the opportunity to challenge Rousey, just three fights into her UFC career. And at 9-0 overall, who’s to say she isn’t a worthy challenger.
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Holm has been too busy to sit down for an interview, but she sent the video message below to Inside MMA to air on television on Friday night.
“I really love when a challenge is thrown at me. I really want to jump in and it just makes it exciting,” she said.
Check out her full video statement below…
(Video courtesy of AXS TV Fights)
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