Holm ends losing streak with knockout
Holly Holm broke her three-fight losing streak in Singapore Saturday, knocking out Brazilian Bethe Correia with a kick to the head.
The bantamweight fight was the headliner on Saturday’s fight card, Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to Asia after a 19-month absence.
The pair got off to a slow start with barely any contact in the first two rounds, prompting boos from the Singapore Indoor Stadium crowd.
Responding to a taunt in Round 3, Holm delivered a head kick that sent Correia crashing to the canvas and finished her opponent off with a punch.
“I picked the shot I wanted and got the finish… We figured she would get frustrated and that’s what opened up the opportunity for the head kick,” Holm said in an interview after the fight.
Holm ended top star Rhonda Rousey’s unbeaten run in 2015 with a similar move, a defeat she never bounced back from.
Source: http://sports.inquirer.net/252599/ufc-holm-ends-losing-streak-knockout
The bantamweight fight was the headliner on Saturday’s fight card, Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to Asia after a 19-month absence.
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| US Holly Holm (R) walks away after knocking out Brazil’s Bethe Correia (down) during their Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s bantamweight match at the UFC Fight Night on June 17, 2017 in Singapore. / AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN |
Responding to a taunt in Round 3, Holm delivered a head kick that sent Correia crashing to the canvas and finished her opponent off with a punch.
“I picked the shot I wanted and got the finish… We figured she would get frustrated and that’s what opened up the opportunity for the head kick,” Holm said in an interview after the fight.
Holm ended top star Rhonda Rousey’s unbeaten run in 2015 with a similar move, a defeat she never bounced back from.
Source: http://sports.inquirer.net/252599/ufc-holm-ends-losing-streak-knockout
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