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Holm is the new women's bantamweight champion after a left kick knocked out Rousey in the second round of UFC 193._ by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Nov 15, 2015 7:13 PM UTC Holm is the new women's bantamweight champion after a left kick knocked out Rousey in the second round of UFC 193. by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Nov 15, 2015 7:13 PM UTC MMA fans were shocked on Sunday when Holly Holm [defeated former champion Ronda Rousey](http://time.com/4113612/holly-holm-ronda-rousey-lose-knockout/) in a huge upset at UFC 193 in Melbourne, Australia. Here’s what you should know about the new champion: **She’s a former boxing champion:** Holm is a former pro boxer and kickboxer, and has held the world championship title in boxing. **She’s undefeated in mixed martial arts:** Holm began to transition from boxing to MMA in 2011, and has since won all of her pro fights (10-0). Until Sunday, Ronda Rousey (12-1) was also undefeated. **Still, Rousey was the strong favorite:** The former bantamweight champion was favored at as much as 20-1, according to [MMA Junkie](http://mmajunkie.com/2015/11/vegas-dave-and-his-plan-to-bet-10000-against-ronda-rousey-at-ufc-193), making this a big [payday](http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/11/pro-gambler-wins-240000-betting-on-holly-holm-weeks-after-winning-2-5-million-betting-on-the-royals) for those who bet against her. **Holm’s** [**nickname**](http://www.ufc.com/fighter/holly-holm) **is “The Preacher’s Daughter**“: That’s because, yep, her dad is a preacher for the Church of Christ. **She’s from Albuquerque, New Mexico:** And the 35-year-old’s hometown fans were [very excited](http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/11/holly-holm-hometown-bar-react-to-her-incredible-upset) about the big win. **She’s good at knockouts:** Holm is talented at head kicks (perhaps thanks to her kickboxing background) and has won by knockout in [seven out of her 10](http://www.ufc.com/fighter/holly-holm) fights—compare that to [three out of 12](http://www.ufc.com/fighter/Ronda-Rousey) for Rousey. Will Rousey return for a rematch with Holm? We’ll have to stay tuned to find out. ## Transcript In one of the biggest upsets in recent MMA memory, Holly Holm defeated Rhonda Roussy in UFC 193 to become the new women's bantam weight champion. Roussy came our swinging early but Holm appeared to connect with the most damaging blows Rousey's nose started bleeding after a series of punches from Holm and things never seemed to improve for Rousey after that. She went out there with game plan A, which has been extremely successful for her. She's ran through everybody. All of sudden then, halfway through that first round Game Plan A wasn't working. She had an opponent that had an answer for it. She never made an adjustment. Holmes stunned Rousey with a left hook early in the second round. She KO'd Rousey with a left kick to the face and the match was over. I can not put it into words, but all I know is inside I'm thinking, okay, there's still a lot to come. You know, this was one good fight. And there's So much more to prove. Both fighters were undefeated heading to the match up but Rousey was the heavy favorite due to her ability to completely overpower opponents. Just one of Rousey's previous 12 opponents had made it passed the first round. Holm is also clearly a very talented fighter but has never displayed the level of domination Rousey has. Holm is a former boxer and her ground game seem to be the biggest question mark. Heading into the match. The matchup didn't earn Rousey any sportsmanship points either. After getting tangled up with Holm at weigh ins, Rousey refused to touch gloves prior to the fight. 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