Holly Holm used her legs, conditioning and top-notch wrestling to roll to a one-sided victory over Irene Aldana on Saturday in a key women’s bantamweight fight at Flash Forum in Abu Dhabi that might have been her best performance since she knocked out Ronda Rousey in 2015 to win the title.
Holm largely neutralized Aldana’s offense by circling constantly away from her power. She mixed in combinations and seemed to surprise Aldana with her wrestling.
Judges scored it 50-45 twice and 50-44 for Holm. Yahoo Sports had it 50-45 for Holm.
Aldana statistically had the best takedown defense among women in the UFC, but Holm managed to get her down five times.