Holly Holm

UFC Vegas 55 results live: Holly Holm vs. Ketlen Vieira full fight stream of women's Bantamweight main event tonight (Sat., May 21, 2022) from UFC Apex in ...

Holm ducks into a single leg and forces her foe into the fence. Holm stuffs a takedown and reverses her opponent into the fence. Vieira kicks the lead leg then smacks Holm upside the head with a right. Holm plants her opponent on the canvas briefly with a side kick. Holm breaks a brief clinch with a nice hook. Holm pushes her back into the cage and lands a pair of nice elbows. Holm connects with a few kicks. Vieira lands a nice right hand and breaks away. Holm gets a little wild and connects with a left. Holm changes levels into a shot, and she NEARLY gets choked out in the process! Holm punches into the clinch and gets fully thrown from the overhook toss this time. The two trade some distance kicks before Vieira pushes her way into the clinch.

Holly Holm looks to continue her path to getting a shot at becoming a two-time women's bantamweight champion on Saturday as she takes on Ketlen Vieira from ...

A combination from Holm. Head kick blocked by Vieira. Straight right by Vieira. Holm with a body shot and pushes Vieira right back to the cage and in the clinch. A counter left by Vieira. A push kick by Holm. A left by Holm. Combination by Holm. A three-punch combination to end the round. A short right stuns Holm. But the former champion gathers herself, gets right back in the clinch, and lands a knee to the midsection to close the round. Holm rushes in and gets Vieira again to the back of the cage and inside the clinch. Ponzinibbio has won three in a row and Pereira is on a four-fight winning streak. Front kick by Holm. Sidekick by Holm. Two rights by Vieira. A left hook by Vieira. Combination by Vieira. A kick drops Vieira and Holm fires off a body kick on her way up. A left connects for Vieira. A right from Vieira. A body shot from Holm but Vieira counters with a combination. Three knees to the leg by Holm. Leg kick by Holm followed by a sidekick. That almost cost her as Vieira sunk in a deep choke. For Vieira (13-2), that's back-to-back wins over former 135-pound champions in Holm and Miesha Tate. Now, the Brazilian wants a crack at the winner of Pena-Nunes 2. A counter right from Vieira. Holm gets Vieira back against the cage and inside the clinch. “I gave her round two, and I felt I won all the rest of the rounds.

Taking a look at the odds, prediction, and pick for the main event of UFC Vegas 55 between Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira.

The fight is inevitably going to start on the feet and Holm’s movement is going to make it tough for Vieira to get things on the ground. The way to beat Holm on the feet is to force her to lead the dance and that’s just not in the Brazilian’s game. It’s a tall order, but Holm is coming off of a long layoff and now is the time if the Brazilian wants to capitalize on a big opportunity. Holly Holm is the superior striker and a kickboxing match favors the former champion. Holm is still one of the best bantamweights in the world despite the injuries. Holly Holm is coming off of the longest layoff of her career.

Holm, the No. 3 bantamweight fighter in the MMA Fighting's Global Rankings, returns to the octagon for the first time since an October 2020 appearance against ...

- "Thug" Rose Namajunas T-Shirt - UFC 274 Event T-Shirt The former champ hopes to get back in the title picture after falling short in a trio of title fights at featherweight and bantamweight.

Ketlen Vieira stayed the course and won a grueling split decision over Holly Holm in the main event of UFC Fight Night 206 from the UFC's Apex Facility in ...

He was also more efficient, connecting on 57 percent of his significant strikes compared to just 45 percent for Anders. In all, Park stuffed all but three of 24 takedown attempts by Anders. It's a big win for Ricci moving forward as Viana is easily the best opponent that she has beaten. After sitting down a talented fighter in Tudorovic, his stock will continue to rise. Ultimately, Pereira did enough to get the nod from the judges, although the second round could have gone either way. By the third round, both fighters were swinging and throwing caution to the wind. With two five-round victories over Holm and Miesha Tate, it's getting harder to argue against her getting a shot at the winner of Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes. Pereira put the pressure on early. Vieira was able to turn the tide for a bit in the second round. Holm's cardio was on display in the fourth round. The third round featured a little bit of both fighters' strengths. Vieira had multiple failed takedown attempts, while Holm controlled the Brazilian with her clinch game against the fence.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Holly Holm returned to the octagon on Saturday night for the first time since October 2020. “The Preacher's Daughter” went the ...

Vieira defeats another former UFC champion, taking down Holm after beating Miesha Tate in November.

"I am the next champion of the women's bantamweight champion," Vieira told Daniel Cormier in her post-fight interview. Vieira attempted a head kick early in Round 3 but allowed Holm to push her opponent to the clinch. Holm spent the majority of the round pummeling Vieira while pressing her against the fence. The look on Holm's face sparked flashbacks of her Hail Mary rear-naked choke loss to Miesha Tate at UFC 200; however, Holm wrangled free and fed Vieira a sharp elbow. Vieira was willing to contend on the feet with three-division boxing champion and Holm was comfortable grappling with the Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo specialist. Holm and Vieira struck accurately and often.

Who was to blame for the negative outcome? Holm or the judges? The fight was hard to score right from the get-go. Round 1 was lackluster, with Holm (14-6 MMA ...

Vince Morales via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) Elise Reed via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 3:52 Felipe Colares via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 3:00Sam Hughes def. Eryk Anders via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29). Omar Morales via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:05 Jonathan Martinez def. Polyana Viana via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Jun Yong Park def.

Holly Holm believes she was robbed at UFC Fight Night 206: ""I gave her Round 2, and I feel like I won all the rest of the rounds."

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Brazilian contender Vieira calls for title shot, though Holm believes scores should have been different.

- Tabatha Ricci def. - Chidi Njokuani def. - Michel Pereira def. - Ketlen Vieira def. "I really felt like I won the fight," Holm said. Holm took the first by controlling much of the action from the clinch and keeping her opponent pinned against the cage.

Holly Holm was not happy with the judges at UFC Vegas 55 after she lost a close split decision to Ketlen Vieira in the main event.

“It’s a loss now,” she said. But I still wanted to be more damaging in those areas. “I wanted to be more damaging there,” Holm explained. Holm took responsibility for the lack of damage she was able to dish out from the clinch, which is where she arguably had her best moments during the 25-minute battle. I don’t really give her three rounds. “I really don’t give her three rounds.

Holly Holm most certainly thought she did enough to win the UFC Fight Night 206 headliner, but the judges saw it differently.

“I wanted to obviously be more active in the clinch. “I thought I won the fight,” Holm told Daniel Cormier in her post-fight interview. “I think more we were worried about her trips and stuff, and I was able to kind of shut them down,” Holm said.