From the moment Holly Holm announced her intention to retire from boxing in 2013 to concentrate on mixed martial arts, she was put under the microscope, dissected and analyzed. At the time, she was already 31 years old. A veteran of 38 professional boxing matches, she had won championships in three weight classes and could rival anyone in the sport in competitive experience. She would come in the front door with the best hands in her division. Yet when it came to her overall potential, Holm was a mystery. From the outset, however, she didn’t hide her target: Ronda Rousey . “A new challenge was a big part of it,” Holm said during a press conference before her final boxing match. “She has opened doors for women in MMA . She’s the one to beat and she’s in my weight class, but I’m not ready to fight her tomorrow. I have MMA strengths but I need to build on my weaknesses.” With just two years of pure MMA training, her ascent to the top has be...
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