Former ladies’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey opened up about her UFC 193 knockout loss to Holly Holm in an interview with Valeria Lipovetsky. Rousey blamed the loss on having a concussion, a tough weight reduce, and a foul mouth guard.
“My mouth guard was dangerous. I actually got here into that battle concussed from slipping down some stairs already in spite of everything these years of concussions,” Rousey stated. “Then, I had a completely horrible weight reduce, which implies you’ve much less fluid in your mind to guard it.”
On Wednesday, on the UFC 300 Media Day, Holm reacted to Rousey’s feedback.
“I say this out of respect. To be able to have a giant upset like that battle was it’s a must to have a dominant champion. So with out her being so dominant then I could not have been capable of have such an upset,” stated Holm.
“With that being stated, I used to be the higher fighter. I used to be the higher fighter that night time,” Holm continued. “Each fighter at this level, in case you’ve made a profession of preventing, you’ve got had a concussion sooner or later. You return and have a look at a few of my boxing fights and among the issues I’ve accomplished I’ve positively had some concussions. I am going to by no means sit right here and use that as an excuse for any loss. I believe it is simply in all probability exhausting for her to essentially like wish to possibly admit that, I used to be simply the higher fighter.
“Was she so dominant and a very good champion? 100%. I give her that, however she wasn’t higher than me and particularly that night time.”
Holm welcomes two-time Olympic Gold medalist and former Skilled Fighters League light-weight champion Kayla Harrison to the octagon this weekend at UFC 300.
