Eight months ago at UFC 193, Holly Holm was on top of the world. She did what no one thought was possible, not just beating Ronda Rousey, but kicking her head back to California to capture the women's bantamweight title.
Conventional wisdom would be a rematch at UFC 200 with a bigger audience watching, potentially setting the record for the biggest pay-per-view buyrate in the Zuffa-led UFC. But Rousey went into hiding and questions linger if she will ever fight again. Instead of waiting for something that may never happen, Holm did what she loves to do best, fight.