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Brian Stann says Holly Holm is 'every bit of a role model you want'

Not many people picked Holly Holm to defeat Ronda Rousey at UFC 193. That 'many', it turns out, includes many people who know the fight game in and out.

So, did UFC veteran and current Fox Sports commentator Brian Stann - who knew Holm from his own days of training at Jackson's MMA - pick Holm to win?

"To my everlasting shame, no," he confessed on Monday's The MMA Hour.

"And honest to God, I felt guilty that I didn't. But the thing is - and I've had this come up with a lot of fighters; I'll get this sometimes on social media and from fans for this - when you are an analyst, at least in my eyes, you have to evaluate film and you have to go based on what you've seen to make your predictions and base your judgment.