In an odd sense, heading into her UFC 208 featherweight title bout, Holly Holm is in a very similar situation that Ronda Rousey is. She’s a former champion riding a two-fight losing streak. The biggest difference is that Holm is ready to get back on that horse and try again, and has fallen into an opportunity to fight for the inaugural 145-pound belt.
And, well, she owns that colossal victory over Rousey at UFC 193, the one that signaled the end to the UFC’s first truly transcendent star.
On Friday’s UFC 208 media call, Holm — who will forever be linked to Rousey — fielded a number of questions about the fighter she conquered back in November 2015.