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Holly Holm begins her quest to reclaim the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight title this weekend when she headlines UFC on Fox 20 against Valentina Shevchenko. Although it feels like she’s within reach of nailing down another crack at the title, history tells us that the road to regaining what was is very unkind and a lot more challenging than one would expect.