Holly Holm had little time to enjoy her stunning UFC 193 knockout of Ronda Rousey before she was asked if she’d be open to a rematch.
The new UFC women’s bantamweight champion, to her credit, didn’t skirt the issue.
“I think a rematch makes sense, for sure,” Holm said Saturday night in the post-fight press conference. “I’ve been on the losing side of a fight, and I wanted the rematch — I wanted to avenge my loss. And with a champion like Ronda, who has gone out of her way, above and beyond, to do great things, absolutely she deserves a rematch.
“This isn’t something — I don’t look at this belt and think I’ve made it. I think I still have things I need to do. I mean, I think a rematch is kind of an unspoken, common sense to me, I guess.”
Rousey wasn’t available for comment, as she was taken to the hospital after the fight, but you can bet she’d love the opportunity to reclaim the belt after her first career UFC defeat.
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