--- description: The UFC president said Holm would fight Rousey next title: Ronda Rousey Rematch With Holly Holm Scheduled for July image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf5f1236678140ac7/698874d05f570f6507b1ec3a/ronda-rousey-holly-holm.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [mma](/tag/mma/) ## mma Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ronda Rousey Rematch With Holly Holm Scheduled for July  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 10, 2015 4:20 PM CUT  Holly Holm of the US, right, lands a kick to the neck to knock out compatriot Ronda Rousey and win the UFC title fight in Melbourne on Nov. 15, 2015. Holly Holm of the US, right, lands a kick to the neck to knock out compatriot Ronda Rousey and win the UFC title fight in Melbourne on Nov. 15, 2015.Paul-Crock—AFP/Getty Images  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 10, 2015 4:20 PM CUT Ultimate Fighting Championship officials are [already planning the rematch](http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-ufc-dana-white-holly-holm-will-wait-ronda-rousey-20151209-story.html "undefined") between Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm, following Rousey’s [surprise loss](http://time.com/4113612/holly-holm-ronda-rousey-lose-knockout/ "undefined") to Holm on Nov. 14. UFC President Dana White told the Los Angeles _Times_ Holm would face Rousey at their next fight, scheduled for July 9\. The plans contradict the claims of Holm’s manager, Lenny Fresquez, who thought Holm should fight Miesha Tate next instead. “I’m not sure Ronda will be ready for a July fight,” Fresquez told the Times. “She took a severe beating and I don’t think it’s in her best interest to take the next fight so fast.” But White told the _Times_ he talked to Rousey all the time, and that she is ready to be Holm’s next opponent. “We’re real concerned with his opinion,” White added, sarcastically, in response to Fresquez’ concerns. After Rousey’s second-round knockout, she posted to Instagram that [she would be back](http://time.com/4114013/ronda-rousey-holly-holm-upset/ "undefined") after taking “a little bit of time.” \[[_Los Angeles Times_](http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-ufc-dana-white-holly-holm-will-wait-ronda-rousey-20151209-story.html "undefined")_\]_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4144375/ronda-rousey-holly-holm-rematch-july/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4144375/ronda-rousey-holly-holm-rematch-july/"},"headline":"Ronda Rousey Rematch With Holly Holm Scheduled for July","datePublished":"2015-12-10T16:20:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:16:25.300Z","description":"Holm's manager said Rousey might not be ready","url":"https://time.com/4144375/ronda-rousey-holly-holm-rematch-july/","keywords":["mma","UFC","Ronda Rousey"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf5f1236678140ac7/698874d05f570f6507b1ec3a/ronda-rousey-holly-holm.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julia Zorthian","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf5f1236678140ac7/698874d05f570f6507b1ec3a/ronda-rousey-holly-holm.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Holly Holm Ronda Rousey","caption":"Holly Holm Ronda Rousey","creditText":"Paul-Crock—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/mma/","name":"mma"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4144375/ronda-rousey-holly-holm-rematch-july/","name":"Ronda Rousey Rematch With Holly Holm Scheduled for July"}}]}] ```