It does not take much to go from mostly unknown athlete to the talk of the sports world. All it takes is dominating and then knocking out a fighter generally considered to be unbeatable.
Though she was one of the best boxers in the world for years, it took a move to mixed martial arts and a stunning kick to the head that defeated “unbeatable” Ronda Rousey to make Holly Holm the woman of the moment.
As part of her victory tour, Holm sat down with reporters and editors from The New York Times this week to discuss the upset, what’s next in her career and what it feels like to drop someone in the ring.