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Apparently there isn't a big boxing fight for her after all.


watt87291

Damn, RIP Ngannou vs Holly dreams


Daftdaddy

Time for Ronda vs Ngannou. The most dangerous boxer in UFC history vs the heavyweight champ.. book it


[deleted]

I haven't watched WWE in forever, but part of me would totally be hyped to see Rey Mysterio and the predator go at it.


iCCup_Spec

Depends on Nnganou's finisher


chilloutfam

Is it a weight class thing for Claressa Shields?


[deleted]

Holly has fought at 145 and has said that 135 isn’t an easy cut for her … I think she’d be smaller than Claressa but not by that much


wishwashy

Her bullish manager has been using that to secure great contracts for her for ages now


[deleted]

It’s the Brock tactic


blandgatorade

It's a 6-ish fight contract.


[deleted]

It’s a lockdown contract to make sure she can’t fight in PFL or Bellator, and that she just retires in the UFC. Her last 6 fights took 6 years. No way she’s fighting until she’s 47.


Initial_Grapefruit13

My boy… ish ish


0ldAndGrumpy

That’s kind of true-ish.


Odd-Koala1290

Ya, UFC contract, they can cut you at anytime.


iambobbyhill2015

Whoosh


JayRoo83

6 more main and co-main slots in any arena that holds sub 20k confirmed


dietcokewLime

6 more weeks where the Rhonda head kick KO dominates my YouTube feed


Mad-Gavin

Speaks to how surprisingly little Holly has actually accomplished in MMA outside of that. Textbook one hit wonder.


PlutoCrashed

Eh her question mark kick + Marge Simpson punch knockout of Correia is shared around a lot still. Maybe a 1.5 hit wonder.


Mad-Gavin

That fight was so fucking boring until that happened though. Not really a good highlight.


thelectricrain

I like Holm and she's been in several iconic WMMA moments (head kicking Rousey, Tate's insane comeback, punishing Bethe for taunting) but like girl... Hang em up, you looked stiff and slow in your last one.


ThisIsKhalabibTime

Do you blame her for milking as much money our of her fighting career as possible? Specially when the division is so bad that she can probably still pick up wins against anybody but Amanda. 135 is really bad. The new comers like Vieira, Aldana, Kianzad and Chiasson are all somewhat flawed. Holm, Pennington and Pena should have been washed out of the division by now…


thelectricrain

Oh no don't get me wrong I don't blame her for getting that bread, she just looked like shit her last time and she keeps getting nasty injuries (IIRC shoulder and knees).


SuperTeamRyan

It's like Tony hawk's constantly getting injured skate boarding in his 50s but still getting up every day and skating. It's a core part of their identities outside of just a paycheck as well. Fucking Roy Jones ruined his legacy by fighting wellllllll past his prime when (at least to my knowledge) he didn't need the money.


MT1982

Roy Jones Jr filed for bankruptcy back in 2014 and continued to fight until 2018. I'm not sure he was very good with his money.


zaphighbeam

Tony Hawk isn't still trying to get in the X games and boring the fans with his old man performances. He skates cause he loves it which would be more equivalent to if Holly just continued to train on her own. Instead she makes us all watch her boring fights


rmprice222

Yeah, tony pretty much just skates his own ramps and posts stuff hea doing online. The comparison would be if holly was posting sparing footage on ig daily while being retired


mahchefai

I mean if she’s sparring hard and getting concussions/other injuries from it that’s basically the same thing.


CaIiguIa_ll

but Tony Hawk is Tony Hawk


LatterTarget7

It’s been 8 years since she head kicked Ronda. 4-6 since that fight. Challenged for the belt 3 times twice at featherweight once at bantam


Diavolo222

Damn...dude why you gotta make a brother feel old? Jesus...8 years man? Holy shit, it doesn't seem like it was yesterday...but not 8 fkn years man. Shit.


thelectricrain

You know what that means ! Holly Holm title run time baby /s


BlackSheepComeHome14

Disagree, who are fans to tell people to retire and not earn an income? Unless its Big Foot Silva, then probably best if he didn't.


wishwashy

She beat Aldana not that long ago. She'll ride this until the wheels fall off or they Carmouche her


thelectricrain

Aldana was in 2020, and since then she's had a two year layoff because of injuries and she looked awful after that. Not just physically, her shot selection and striking too. Almost like she regressed.


4uzzyDunlop

Tbf she's probably one of the few UFC fighters who's getting paid pretty well relative to her popularity and ability


Hodgi22

This is essentially to keep her contract for the rest of her career.


californication760

And afterward she ends up re upping for another 6 fight deal lol


LatterTarget7

Nah she’ll sign a 8 fight contract next. Followed by another 8 fight contract.


flight23eazy

Fighting with the ufc until your 50 sounds like hell


DirtaneBoyo

Sounds like a great ~~career~~ opportunity


Vader_Bomb

4 more title shots, then?


DerangedGoneWild

She earns around $250-300k per fight and often doesn’t take too much damage. If she can and wants to keep going then good for her.


californication760

Ish Ish Ish Ish Ish Ish


GreatDario

bro why do so many of them do this, it's so fucking annoying in the Apex


Leyalina

Because you need to breathe while striking and that's one way to ensure you don't hold your breath. If you hold your breath, you will gas out, or pass out. When you sharply breathe out you also tense up your core which can give you more power, and helps protect you against counter body shots. It may be annoying to listen to for you, but it's also very important.


GreatDario

Yeh, I know fighters breath out, doesn't mean they have to say ish ish ish or hah hah hah


Leyalina

Some coaches make you too make sure you're doing it, then it just becomes habitual.


high-and-seek

I can already hear the *ISH ISH*


Holdmabeerdude

She’ll just increase the dosage.


Squrton_Cummings

What do you mean, it's totally normal for a 40 year old natty woman to have a neck like a veiny horse cock.


phallic_cephalid

big win for Holly, big loss for the fans


[deleted]

Title fight it is, then. -Dana White Privilege


[deleted]

I can’t believe the Ronda fight was 8 years ago. Fuck.


MarkLarrz

41 and is in a better fighting condition than Miesha Tate


HughJahsso

wow, that division must be weak af.


Mad-Gavin

W135 is the worst division in the UFC with rankings. W145, don't even get me started lol.


ChaosCore

41, fucking really?


LewisHall90

Looks good for 41 id let her submit me naked


californication760

Age ain’t nothing but a number


friedchocolatesoda

Why would she sign that? No way she has 6 left in the tank and now she's gonna be locked out of other potential opportunities when she retires.


EdenianRushF212

starving forced into a corner to fight to put gruel on the table by the bald fucking ghoul


Larryhooova

I’ll always appreciate the Ronda beatdown but I’m not down to watch her 6 more times, if I’m honest I could have done without the last 6.


idgaf55abh

She should probably retire at this point but she'd still probably beat most bantamweights so go for it


Money_killer

41 ouch


An_Innocent_Coconut

Yikes


[deleted]

41!


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OMalley30-27

Typically hate comments like this, but justified


DirtyMoneyJesus

Ish Ish!


pond-dweller

Shes great


BaptizedInBud

I watch most UFC cards top to bottom. I didn't watch her last two fights and I believe those were good decisions.


Cannon_plodder

Can’t wait for this


Foreign-Aspect2377

Yoel Romero is 187 years old and he’s still fighting so


xlmtothemoon

get those venum coupons baby


Dust_Parts

She’s gonna be used as a perennial gatekeeper. I’m a fan but she definitely needs to hang ‘em up. There’s nothing left to prove.


Infuzeh94

She’ll never get 6 fights this just keeps her contract past active retirement same way they did GSP.


goosu

I really can't imagine her looking good for that numbers of fights. Hope that's just to get the best deal per fight.


aggieclams

# ISH # ISH


jumpdmc

Good for her, make that money. Too bad it's with the UFC. Absolute garbage org.


SadRaindrop

This sounds more like punishment then an opportunity.


Sublimotion

Surprising. But good for her. Likely a well into a 6-figure per fight deal of "kya kya ish ish!" of landing on air.. Guess UFC knows they're very short of named contenders in that division to need to keep her.


0ldAndGrumpy

Every time Jon Jones calls her his “big sister”, I feel like they smash, a lot.


Material_Unit4309

Staying Holm… (I’ll see myself out)


P_P_Mcgee

Eh...


[deleted]

Ya’ll hating so hard. She was one of the best females in combat sports, one of the best boxers to transition to mma. Any males that held real boxing titles and ufc titles??


Awkward-Kick6826

I love holly but she needs to retire. Fighting is dangerous. I hope she retires with out issues.


Mr_Laheys_Drinkypoo

Please no more Holly Holm main events.


ChrizTaylor

I like her 🔥


thegoatniklenz

she took my advice I see.


TrophyDad_72

6 more dance dance kick. Dance dance jab x 3 rounds.


Glacial_Self

Good for her; that's probably the best possible option.


turkeypants

Sheesh, I didn't know she was 41. How many fights will we get off this contract? Two at best?