Nothing quiets talk from doubters quite like a comprehensive performance.
Two weeks shy of her 39th birthday, former Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight titleholder Holly Holm outstruck, outwrestled and outmaneuvered Irene Aldana to a unanimous decision in the UFC on ESPN 16 main event on Saturday at the Flash Forum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. All three judges struck scorecards in Holm’s favor: 50-44, 50-45 and 50-45.
Aldana was out of her depth from the start. Holm connected on 55 percent of her total strikes (187-for-342) and secured single takedowns in all five rounds, as she kept the Lobo Gym representative off-balance with variety and volume.