Regardless of the circumstances that led to it, Germaine de Randamie will always be able to call herself a UFC champion.
De Randamie captured the inaugural UFC women’s featherweight title with hard-fought win over Holly Holm in February, taking full advantage of an unexpected opportunity to challenge for the UFC belt in her return to 145 pounds. De Randamie’s accomplishment made her the first Dutch UFC champion since the glory days of Bas Rutten, and her countryman never doubted that de Randamie had it in her.
“I saw this in her a long time ago,” Rutten said this week on The MMA Hour.