Video: Holly Holm full media scrum ahead of UFC 208

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – At UFC 208, former women’s bantamweight champ Holly Holm will look to make history by becoming the first female to score UFC belts in multiple weight classes.

Holm (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) faces Dutch striker Germaine de Randamie (7-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 208, which takes place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. The evening’s main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Today, she spoke to the media at an open workout session at Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, N.Y. As a former title holder who shocked the world by knocking out Ronda Rousey at UFC 193, Holm is familiar with this position but said it’s an entirely different feeling ahead the debut of a brand new division.

“That was my first big title fight with the UFC, and it was a huge deal, and I feel like there were nerves that I felt for that fight that I’ll never feel again, and I’m OK knowing that each experience is different,” Holm told MMAjunkie. “This is nerves in a whole different way.

“It’s not just the belt. It’s the first time the 145-pound division has even been in there, and it’s for the title, and it’s in a different weight class. I have the opportunity to get titles in two different weight classes, so there’s a whole different set of nerves. It’s not the same, but I’m just so thankful for this opportunity, and I’m excited for it.”

Holm also explained how she took lessons from this past weekend’s Super Bowl, why she’ll forever be looking to improve her techniques in all aspected of MMA and how her recent losses have simply encouraged her to taste victory again.

Check out the video above to see Holm’s full media scrum.

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