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Holly Holm to rematch Raquel Pennington at UFC 243 in Melbourne

Holly Holm will get another shot to add to the highlight reel when she goes back to Australia. Ther former women’s bantamweight champion will make her return to the Octagon at UFC 243 on October 5th and will rematch Raquel Pennington, according to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto:

Breaking: Holly Holm will return to the site of one of the most infamous knockouts in combat sports history. Holm will face Raquel Pennington at UFC 243 on Oct. 5 in Melbourne, Australia, per sources. More coming to @ESPN shortly. pic.twitter.com/iEZuhTMUzM

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) August 7, 2019

Holm (12-5, 5-5 UFC) is coming off a TKO loss to Amanda Nunes in bantamweight title fight at UFC 239 in July.