It must be unimaginably exhilarating to win the UFC title, but Holly Holm isn’t letting it affect her modesty.
Speaking to TMZ Sports on Tuesday, Holm said that she may be coming from a more “humble spot” than Rousey, but that doesn’t give other people the right to criticize her following her first loss:
“Ronda’s been a very dominant champ and she’s taken the sport to new levels. This fight wouldn’t’ve happened if she hadn’t accomplished what she’s accomplished, so I have a lot of respect for her. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to give away any bit of my victory, so I’ll take it. I’ll take the win and I’ll take that I took it dominantly. That doesn’t mean that I wish any harm on her. That doesn’t mean that I wish any hate on her. I think people can be pretty brutal, and when you’re in the spot that she’s in, there are people who are just going to jump ship and I don’t ever wish for that.”
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