Holly Holm: ‘I don’t want to be known for one great fight’

When a dominant champion loses, divisions often enter a stage of extreme flux. Think light heavyweight in the post-Liddell era, when Rampage, Griffin, Rashad, Shogun, and Machida all had very brief “eras.” Or, if you don’t remember back that far, middleweight today is a good example. Anderson Silva falls, and then we get Weidman, Rockhold, and now Bisping (of all people).

This rule seems exceptionally true of women’s bantamweight in the post-Rousey world. Holly Holm was queen for a day, before getting toppled by Miesha Tate, who has now been toppled by Amanda Nunes. Holm was looking to regain her spot as a top contender quickly, with a win over fast rising contender Valentina Shevchenko. The problem is, she didn’t win.

After her latest loss, the question for many has become: was Holm’s win over Ronda Rousey more abnormal than normal? Is she just another overnight champ who …

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