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Yea no doubt. Holly beat herself more then tate beat her.
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Yea no doubt. Holly beat herself more then tate beat her.
Her claim to fame in the UFC was defeating Rousey. Holm was unable to defend her belt in her first and only title defence. the definition of a one-hit wonder.
"You’re not a real champion until you’ve defended your title." - Matt Hughes 9-Time UFC Welterweight Champion
I thought we were talking about ranked opponents here.
She may have crushed a million cans for all I care.
I've already answered that. Only a couple of those nine attempts were initiated by Tate which are the ones that really count.
Maybe 'taking down at will' sounds a little harsh.
It just so happened that Miesha was fully capable of taking Holm down when she finally had too.
Wow this place is so hostile. It's just a question fellas.
Besides maintaining distance how else could she have prevented that choke?
What was Holm's mistake in round 5 that she was able to avoid in round 2?
Did Tate do anything differently in round 5 or was Holm's inexperience more to do with it?
Yea no doubt. Holly beat herself more then tate beat her.
It's not harsh. It's inaccurate. Miesha would have taken her down within the first few seconds if she could have. That was their plan- lure her and then grapple. It was a good plan.
I'm not saying Miesha doesn't deserve the win, because she does. But one can honor her victory even more so by acknowledging the striking prowess of her opponent. Both of them worked furiously to bring the fight to their own respective strengths. Both did very well. Holly was going to win. Miesha outmaneuvered her in the last round.
It's not difficult to be objective.
Still better than Ronda
At least Ronda's opponents all have wikipedia entries
Nah, she was 2 minutes away from winning the fight.
I say she wins the rematch.
But we still need to get rid of paper.We got this rock paper scissor scenario. so we will maybe have periodical 3 champs Rousey<Holm<Tate<Rousey..... i can live with that
You're not really saying anything concrete here.True, but sometimes you really need that sense of urgency to commit to the take down or else it is very tempting to stay on the outside all the time, especially if you are facing a dangerous striker of Hollie Holm's caliber. That sense of urgency only really came to Tate in the last round.
No ones denying Holms' striking prowess. However, a well rounded MMA fighter she is not.
Yes, my bad. I should have written UFC calibre.You said she didn't do that to anyone other than Ronda which is false now you're backtracking
You're not really saying anything concrete here.
You're basically saying "Holly has a weakness." That's true. Holly may not be well rounded, but another way to put it would be to say she is *specialized*. Miesha is not specialized. She's well rounded.
Same thing with Weidman. Weidman is one of the most well-rounded fighters in the history of the sport. But he fought someone who had one or two specializations, and it was a very difficult matchup for him.
The outcome will be a bit different in the rematch.Also those chicks did a lot better than Ronda did lol