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Published 19:19 IST, November 15th 2019

Watch Ronda Rousey get knocked out cold by Holly Holm OTD 4 years ago at UFC 193

Ronda Rousey faced the first defeat of her life against Holly Holm on this day in 2015. Take a look at the epic fight from UFC 193 that shocked the entire world

Reported by: Raj Sarkar
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Holly Holm shocked the world by knocking the bantamweight title out of Ronda Rousey exactly four years ago at UFC 193 main-event bout. Ronda Rousey was undefeated in her life until she stepped inside the cage against ‘The Preacher’s Daughter’ but fate turned out differently for her when she fell short in front of Holly Holm's standup skills. Let us take a look at the match that happened on this day exactly four years ago.

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Ronda Rousey vs Holly Holm, UFC 193

Ronda Rousey became the biggest superstar of women’s MMA for her constant dominance with 12 straight wins and she was pretty confident about defeating Holly Holm, too. The duo came up with a huge rivalry since the match got announced and finally concluded it inside the octagon. Ronda is known for her BJJ skills and her patented armbar had made a lot of veterans quit in the middle of the octagon. No wonder, Ronda entered the octagon as ‘match favourite’ with her UFC bantamweight title but things changed solely when the match ended.  Holly Holm, on the other hand, is known for her striking and kickboxing abilities and it was actually a battle of two fierce women with different abilities. Ronda Rousey was determined to take over Holly and didn't even touch her gloves before the match. The duo engaged in a sparring session in the first-round but Holly Holm got a taste of UFC gold in the second round. To everyone’s shock, Holly Holm landed a perfect head kick on Rousey which knocked out the champion cold.

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UFC: Ronda Rousey’s downfall after UFC 193

Ronda Rousey was at the peak of her MMA career as the bantamweight champion but her downfall came four years ago on this very day. After losing against Holly Holm, Rousey stayed out of UFC for a long time before coming back at UFC 207 against Amanda Nunes. Amanda Nunes knocked out Ronda Rousey again in 49 seconds and Rousey’s glorious MMA career came to an end.

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Updated 21:05 IST, November 15th 2019

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