New UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm was welcome back to her home town of Albuquerque, New Mexico in a big way yesterday.
Holm, who defeated Ronda Rousey for the belt at UFC 193 in Australia, was presented with several portraits of the bout and spoke in front of a capacity crowd.
Welcome back to The Crossfire.
Holm has been on a victory tour of sorts since the victory, appearing on Good Morning America and other prominent media outlets to discuss the win.
What an amazing day. Thank you Albuquerque. I could never repay the love you give. You are… https://t.co/Ne0IecjUUd
— Holly Holm (@HollyHolm) December 7, 2015
Locals from all around town cheer for UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm during the UFC Champion Holly Holm Welcome Home Parade at Civic Plaza on December 6, 2015 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)UFC president Dana White recently confirmed that Holm’s next opponent will be a rematch with Rousey.
There’s been a lot of talk within the industry on the rematch.
Holm welcomed the rematch and continues to thank the fans for supporting her.
