Holly Holm is back.
That's the main takeaway from UFC Fight Night 111, as the former UFC women's bantamweight champion ended a three-fight skid with a highlight-reel third-round knockout of Brazilian contender Bethe Correia in the main event from Kallang, Singapore.
The main event started off at a snail's pace. Holm, the consummate counterstriker, lurked just outside of striking distance, while a tentative Bethe Correia patiently waited for the former champion to attack first.
The result was a first round that had almost no action.
Gorgeous George of MMAjunkie said what basically anyone who got up early to watch the fight on UFC Fight Pass was thinking:
Brett Okamoto of ESPN put the dreadful round in perspective:
The second round was largely more of the same, as Correia continued to swing at air and Holm threw nary an aggressive strike.