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Holly Holm-Raquel Pennington Rematch Set for UFC 243 in Melbourne

Holly Holm will return to the site of her greatest achievement in MMA when she faces Raquel Pennington in a rematch at UFC 243 in Melbourne.

ESPN.com was first to report the bantamweight contest. Holm scored one of the biggest upsets in the history of the sport when she knocked out then champion Ronda Rousey with a head kick at UFC 193 in Melbourne in November 2015. Both Holm and Pennington have verbally agreed to the bout. Holm defeated Pennington via split decision in their first meeting at UFC 184.