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Holly Holm tells Larry King what she told Ronda Rousey after knocking her out

There are videos and photos out there of Holm hugging Ronda Rousey and saying something to her immediately after the historic UFC 193 main event fight last weekend in Australia.

But what did Holm tell the now former champ?

"I just said, 'You know I really admire you for being such a great, dominant champion,'" Holm said in a sitdown with Larry King on Thursday. "'None of us would be here without you, so I appreciate you.'"

Rousey did not touch gloves with Holm before the fight and made a scene at the weigh-ins, calling Holm "fake.