Holly Holm shocked the world at UFC 193, defeating Ronda Rousey via TKO to win the UFC bantamweight championship in one of the biggest upsets in combat sports history. Holm KO’d Rousey in round two to end Rousey’s unbeaten streak and become the new UFC women’s bantamweight champion.
This was a different Ronda Rousey fight from the opening bell. Holm peppered Rousey from the open with jabs and strikes. A big moment came at the midway point of round 1 when Holm escaped an armbar attempt and popped back up. At that point, you could sense something was different about this fight.