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Holly Holm has become the new bantamweight champion of the world after a stunning knock-out victory over the reigning champion Ronda Rousey in the second round at UFC 193.
Holm looked dangerous in the first round as for the first time in a while Rousey failed to put her opponent away early and instead struggled, with a considered approach from Holm seeing her land a few blows on Rousey.
Then in the second round Holm struck with a kick to the head that left Rousey on the floor, and just like that the match was over, with Holm named the new champion.
It’ll go down as one of the biggest upsets in UFC history as the previously 12-0 Rousey was widely considered a sure thing to make her seventh title defense.
Instead she now adds her first UFC loss to her record, and cedes the UFC Bantamweight Championship to Holm.
“I don’t know … I am trying to take it in … but it’s crazy, isn’t it?” Holm said after the victory.
“How could I not do this? I had the best coaching from stand-up, to grappling, to wrestling. This team right here is priceless.”
In the other championship bout at UFC 193, Joanna Jędrzejczyk successfully defended her title against Valérie Létourneau by unanimous decision.
Mark Hunt won his re-match with Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, winning by technical knock out in the first round.
| Fight Card | ||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | |||
| Women’s Bantamweight | Holly Holm | def. | Ronda Rousey (c) | KO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 0:59 |
| Women’s Strawweight | Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) | def. | Valérie Létourneau | Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) | 5 | 5:00 |
| Heavyweight | Mark Hunt | def. | Antonio Silva | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:19 |
| Middleweight | Robert Whitaker | def. | Uriah Hall | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Heavyweight | Jared Rosholt | def. | Stefan Struve | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Preiminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | ||||||
| Lightweight | Jake Matthews | def. | Akbarh Arreola | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 |
| Welterweight | Kyle Noke | def. | Peter Sobotta | TKO (front kick to the body and punches) | 1 | 2:01 |
| Light Heavyweight | Gian Villante | def. | Anthony Perosh | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:56 |
| Flyweight | Danny Martinez | def. | Richie Vaculik | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | ||||||
| Middleweight | Dan Kelly | def. | Steve Montgomery | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Welterweight | Richard Walsh | def. | Steve Kennedy | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Welterweight | James Moontasri | def. | Anton Zafir | TKO (spinning back kick, spinning back fist and punches) | 1 | 4:36 |
| Flyweight | Ben Nguyen | def. | Ryan Benoit | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:35 |
#AndNew UFC bantamweight champion of the world @_HollyHolm!Presented by #TombRaider #UFC193 https://t.co/4FKDuDNFpG pic.twitter.com/knVAe52dZ7
— #UFC193 (@ufc) November 15, 2015