Was Holly Holms overrated?

[TGArthur]

Losing 7 of her last 13 after the Ronda fight, we really have not seen any improvement in Holly Holms as a fighter.

Her kickboxing is still very predictable, and her ground game is still severely lacking with no real takedown defense.

Also after the fight, she admitted to not even following the gameplan that she prepared for in the Harrison fight.

 

[blaseblase]

She's 42. What did you expect?

 

[Poirierfan]

She's 42. What did you expect?

I expected her to not look 42. In my defense I haven't watch any of her last 4 or so fights (hate watching her). She looked every bit of 42, lf not older. Hang em up ffs.

 

[Bubzeh]

Losing 7 of her last 13 after the Ronda fight, we really have not seen any improvement in Holly Holms as a fighter.

Her kickboxing is still very predictable, and her ground game is still severely lacking with no real takedown defense.

Also after the fight, she admitted to not even following the gameplan that she prepared for in the Harrison fight.

So much bigotry in one message.

 

[TGArthur]

She's 42. What did you expect?

So her age was the issue not the skillset in her past fights?

 

[El Panteron]

Losing 7 of her last 13 after the Ronda fight, we really have not seen any improvement in Holly Holms as a fighter.

Her kickboxing is still very predictable, and her ground game is still severely lacking with no real takedown defense.

Also after the fight, she admitted to not even following the gameplan that she prepared for in the Harrison fight.

I mean she went and tried to take her down, I seriously want to hope that wasn't the gameplan, for the sake of everyone's sanity here.

 

[humdizzle]

shes 42 and looked a weight class below kayla

the only reason to watch the fight was to see if kayla was absolutely drained from the cut, which would give holly a chance

 

[m249viking]

What other fighter at that age can compete with the top tier of their class as well as Holly does?

 

[blaseblase]

So her age was the issue not the skillset in her past fights?

She's a shell of what she was. There's another thread about the 35 plus age. She's 42, hasn't been in her prime for many years.

Does Harrison ragdoll a prime Holm in the clinch? I don't know that she does.

 

[Iroh]

It's actually Holly Holmsesses.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

I used to go nuts watching her fight. Time, and time again, I thought she was too passive. But that’s her style. She’s looking to counter. Her wrestling definitely improved during her career.

But, at least she stepped up, and signed to fight Kayla. Holly never ducked anybody. Ronda, Amanda, GDR, and Cyborg to name a few. There are probably zero UFC BW demanding to fight Kayla, right now. She’s huge. My big concern was if she could make weight.

Now that she’s done it, and looked great inside the octagon.. She’s a HUGE threat to everybody in that division. It will probably take an elite striker (preferably with power), that can keep the fight on the feet to beat her.

But I see zero of them on the roster right now.

Holly was a 16 time world boxing champ. A UFC champ, after finishing Ronda. And a LOT of people thought she beat GDR for the inaugural UFC FW title.

She’s been out of her prime for many years. She’s 42, and we all just saw what happened to 40 year old GDR, and 42 year old Holly.

Age gets them all.

 

[jitzmonkey]

42 y/o
>50 fights in sports that would involve her getting punched in the head.

What do we really expect from her at this point?

 

[HHJ]

She was a frustrating fighter to be a fan of. Amazing physical specimen, has all the tools you need, but chooses a boring ass predictable safety first style and struggles to put away even fighters who she shouldnt have a problem with.


She also never really embraced the grappling aspect ,at least until its too late which made it even more baffling that she kept trying to clinch with Kayla Harrison.

 

[Thai Domi]

I clearly remember Holly being the darling of the mma universe after she (grabbed the uniform to set up the kick that) beat the WMMA GOAT Ronda.

 

[Fatback96]

I can always spot a casual on site when I hear them say “Holly Holms”

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

I can always spot a casual on site when I hear them say “Holly Holms”

 

[HHJ]

I can always spot a casual on site when I hear them say “Holly Holms”

Holly Holms and Rhonda Rousey is still a thing, never understood it hahahha

 

[arcadeperfect]

What other fighter at that age can compete with the top tier of their class as well as Holly does?

Glover, Couture, Henderson, etc.

 

[TGArthur]

I can always spot a casual on site when I hear them say “Holly Holms”

You're just jealous I'm a big fan of Nathaniel Diaz

 

[TGArthur]

What other fighter at that age can compete with the top tier of their class as well as Holly does?

4 years difference but