Owner of victories over the likes of Christy Martin, Anne Sophie Mathis, Jane Couch, Ann Saccurato, Chevelle Hallback, Mary McGee, Mia St. John and Mary Jo Sanders, Holm won world titles in three weight divisions, earning The Ring magazine’s Female Fighter of the Year award in 2005 and 2006 while going a remarkable 21-1-1 in world title fights.
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She retired from the ring in 2013 after defeating McGee, and by 2015 she was in the UFC Octagon, where she defeated Raquel Pennington and Marion Reneau before knocking out Ronda Rousey in November 2015 to win the UFC women’s bantamweight title.
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