Not since Bas Rutten in 1999 has Holland had an Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder it could call its own. Enter Germaine de Randamie.
The Dutch muay Thai stylist outstruck Holly Holm across five rounds to pocket a unanimous decision and claim the inaugural women’s featherweight championship in the UFC 208 main event on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. All three judges scored it 48-47 for de Randamie, though the paths they took to get there varied somewhat: Sal D’Amato and Jeff Mullin gave her Rounds 1-3, while Chris Lee awarded “The Iron Lady” the first, second and fourth rounds.