Holly Holm Thinks She's One Win From Title Shot After Amanda Nunes' Retirement | UFC on ESPN 49

UFC on ESPN 49 headliner Holly Holm spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters at media day for her main event vs. Mayra Bueno Silva on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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#UFCVegas77 #UFC #HollyHolm

[@ralphdejesus9732]

About time,4 female fights on the card.Holly Holm looks big. I always root for Holly.

[@mikemichaels2914]

I like her nails

[@ralphdejesus9732]

Yes I noticed that too, they were red, nowadays they wear white or black

[@kagomehigurashi693]

Hollys trash

[@pinkfreud13]

I love how much she was struggling to give a diplomatic answer about Pena vs Rocky, when her eyes were saying the same thing Myra said: "Nobody wants to watch that fight!" 😂

[@kagomehigurashi693]

Holly fookin sucks who cares what she thinks 🤣🤣

[@everythingisaprocess]

Look at how classy and respectful Holly was when asked about Amanda Nunes. The only place for trash talk is in the gutter. Julianna Pena - TAKE NOTES!

[@ExeBoa]

This is the fight game not tea time with Natty

[@everythingisaprocess]

@@ExeBoa Fighting and talking shit is 2 different things and sometimes the ones that talk the most shit are the ones that get beat down. (reflections of Amanda and Julianna 2nd fight)

[@spicyhot2552]

Well said 👍🏼👍🏼

[@vince11harris]

@@everythingisaprocessidk a lot of combat sports talk trash. It’s not that serious. it sells a fight

[@everythingisaprocess]

@@vince11harris Based on some of the scuffles Julianna has had in REAL LIFE, outside of the cage, I don't think it's just s persona to sell fights. I think she's arrogant, delusional and a trouble making loud mouth.

[@The-downfall]

I’m always rooting for holly, what a beautiful girl and a beautiful person, I hope she can get this win

[@earlmyname4257]

Beautiful girl?

[@REDZ28won]

@@earlmyname4257 He meant to say Beautiful Woman!

[@mikemichaels2914]

A beautiful kid -Uncle Dana

[@benkeel2966]

Fukn love love Holly. I wanna see her do so well. I love this girl soooooo much. Huge fan❤❤❤❤

[@vegasguitars]

I hope Holly fights Silva like she fought Aldana.

[@nessnake123]

hehe

[@Xanzia1972]

One of the best! Looking great.

[@humanedane]

these questions are always so pitiful... and pathetic media .

[@mikemichaels2914]

Morgans scoffin Buffet

[@Ziyech1]

She's always a win from a title shot

[@BrentH506]

Holly is the longest gatekeeper of a division in the ufc, always a fight away from a title shot.

[@Bembo2011]

She won the belt at UFC196… Sent RR to the shadow realm with that beautiful head kick

[@Hassan-zt8et]

@@Bembo2011 Just to correct you bro, UFC 196 was when Holly fought Miesha and Miesha beat Holly via submission. Holly defeated Ronda at UFC 193 by KO. Hope that clarified :)

[@Bembo2011]

@@Hassan-zt8et oh snap! Haha thanks brother! 👊

[@nessnake123]

The only woman who gets unlimited oportunities

[@footlongsubzero1128]

At 41 Good to see her still in prime condition with the competitive spirit. I hope she wins the tilte and see a rematch with Shevchenko before anyone else retires

[@lyndafall8818]

She never fought valentina! So it won't be a "rematch ", just a match!

[@benfrancis787]

@@lyndafall8818she did you dunce

[@peterb2619]

@@lyndafall8818 She fought Valentina on July 23, 2016, and lost by unanimous decision, 49-46 from all three judges.

[@lyndafall8818]

@@peterb2619 ur right! My bad! It was more of a one-sided fight from what I remember

[@peterb2619]

@@lyndafall8818 Haven't seen it in a while but that's right from what I recall too, not one of those ones where the judging was in question.

[@decarlocalloway01]

Everyone thinks they’re one win away.

[@SkankHunt007]

Because that’s the reality of the current landscape lol

[@spikeydave1]

Classy how she spoke about Rhonda

[@pilot8220]

First. Go Holly

[@Aerational]

A loss to a much lower ranked opponent shouldn't mean much to someone who's already proven themselves. It just means the lower ranked person was better than their ranking indicated.

[@mikemichaels2914]

Or there on the wrong side of 40

[@armandmetichecchia7708]

So Happy to seeya back, it’s you time to shine and back to the title.

[@kagomehigurashi693]

Holly sucks at fighting

[@aleas799]

Hasn't she always been one title shot away regardless? Lol

[@galloglas6907]

Classy lady and very skillful fighter

[@albertawheat6832]

True class Holly.

[@blakem6904]

Would absolutely love to see Holly be champion again!!!! ❤❤

[@kagomehigurashi693]

Hell no she stinks

[@deegee9198]

She sounds like she recovering from a cold. Mayra by Sub

[@fighthive4808]

She literally always sounds like that.

[@hugoalvarado6936]

Let’s go Holly!!!!!! You’ll be champion again

[@davebronco5848]

Womp womp womp...smells like retirement to me

[@mikemichaels2914]

Has Holys got a cold or on Bones Juice.. she starting to sound like an American Cyborg

[@windytv7511]

She looks better nowadays

[@jamesstack965]

congested?

[@mikemichaels2914]

Conjuiced courtesy of Bones

[@duragdanny1328]

Gorgeous

[@Blackopme]

Holly could be champion.. her Vs Juliana would be perfect !! Thanks to Amanda retirement Holly now has chance

[@calummurray1094]

5.14 - "anybody can dream". LMAO - the closest Holly has ever come to smack talk,

[@MrRobjs83]

It should just be her vs Pena for the vacant belt now since she already beat Raquel Pennington

[@mikemichaels2914]

Pena will duck

[@NHILUSAGE111]

Peña vs Raquel at msg in November. If holly wins this fight and wants a title shot after I don’t mind. But I’d rather see shevchenko move up and knock the f out of Peña as I do think she wins the belt

[@MrRobjs83]

Should have just been Holly vs Pena for the belt instead and Pennington faces the winner because Holly already beat her

[@extendedrealityextendedrea5382]

@@MrRobjs83 Holly won against Pennington right but this is not all what you have to consider. 1)Holm beat Pennington but lost to Viera and Pennington beat Viera 2)Since they fought Pennington is on a 5 fight winning streak and her last win was over Viera(who beat Holmes),after the Pennington fight Holm is only 2-1(lost 1 of her last 2 fights) so while Pennington was on a 5 fight winning streak and beat the Nr 2(at that time)Viera in her last fight Holm lost 1 of her last 2 bouts and beat a non top 5 ranked Yana Santos (was 6 or 7)in her last fight + Pennington is higher ranked as Holm(because of the win over Nr 2 Viera),for me it's Pennington over Holm.

[@maroofali2142]

She's the epitome of nepotism in the UFC. Always a win away from a title fight. Her style was already very boring but now its become unbearable to watch with that constant stalling against the cage and doing nothing.

[@deathmachine808]

Yeah, I’d say she’s probably right

[@josechumpitaz6154]

ya era a hora te toca💪💪💪💪💪

[@jms7448]

Love the way she carries herself but she has lost every big fight she fought except Rousey. Her counter striking style is not exciting and you will see her lose more and more close fights.

[@mikemichaels2914]

Probly pittapat punch and run point score in a zzzzzz sleep fest

[@philipatoz]

Time to retire - I mean, she's 41 - NO fighter can cheat time forever! Still is beautiful - could do very well as an insightful commentator. And what an incredible run she's had!

[@davidmartinez2833]

Nooooooo. Pretty much everyone who says they are one fight away from a title shot loses

[@hmmm3210]

Didn't happen to Oliveira

[@mexbtchz]

who do you guys think are in the mount rushmore of women UFC fighters? imo, its Ronda, Nunes, Tate, and Joanna

[@Bembo2011]

I’d swap Valentina for Miesha

[@mikemichaels2914]

I would also swap Joanna for Cyborg

[@Abbas_Hasen]

Don't forget Izzy , he's half woman - Sean Strickland

[@Bembo2011]

@@Abbas_Hasen haha that press conference was hilarious. Izzy called though, said… focus on this man ‘cause he’s gonna knock you out (Alex). And he did haha

[@Abbas_Hasen]

@@Bembo2011 He actually said this in an interview lol

[@johndenson3107]

Holly is boss! Get that win Saturday champ!❤

[@davebronco5848]

Retirement sounds good right about now😂

[@MrBrainspan]

She is the MMA Barbie 😍

[@cattalkbmx]

Has she ever been more than one win from a title shot?

[@wannanowramirez1116]

"anybody can dream" ..oof🔥🔥

[@sexualcaramel]

3 beers

[@javiervenegas6714]

She’s had like 4 title shots , but 135 is a weak division so why not lol

[@MrSERYOGA100]

She's such a gorgeous and down to earth person. Everyone would love to have a wife or a mother like her

[@fighterhulkhands]

Didnt she Cheat on her husband and then divorced him. If That's what you have in a woman and would put up with, than you are a simp

[@TeddysFunPlayhouse]

Her husband divorced her

[@MrSERYOGA100]

@@TeddysFunPlayhouse that happens too. It's life

[@FaxxsSpeaker]

@@TeddysFunPlayhouseshe filed for divorce- so she divorced him

[@MrSERYOGA100]

@christianc2082 it doesn't matter who divorces who, what matters is the reason.

[@ryanluke6087]

She sounds sick/congested :(

[@kevinbolding2659]

She’s honestly usually pretty soft spoken like this unless it’s a post fight interview, at least I’ve thought so

[@GhostLungss]

She usually sounds like this before fights, I think it's the weight cut tbh

[@Aerational]

@@GhostLungss A little raspier than usual... kinda hot tbh

[@mikemichaels2914]

Picos?

[@BlessedBrodie]

Aging like fine wine

[@mikemichaels2914]

Corked wine

[@kagomehigurashi693]

Aged like 💩

[@gabrielszarose5640]

Sorry to hear Holly talking about Nunes not dodging anybody because she holds the record for the longest ducking possible against Julianna Pena, 2'nd was Chris Cyborg who Nunes tried to make Chris wait 2 years for a rematch.

[@secredeath]

😂😂😂😂

[@mikemichaels2914]

Ahhhhhhlolha 🐐🦄🐐🦁

[@PickemMMA]

I hope Silva can find the submission and make Holly retire, no one wants to see Holly fight for 25 minutes anymore lol

[@zioniskris]

I believe Holly can finish her....Holly more batter than Mayra

[@kagomehigurashi693]

She sucks bro

[@callanruka9194]

Hell yeah,Holly tried and true!

[@hmmm3210]

Holly "one win from a title shot" Holmes

[@jfloyo11]

oh she is chewing gum

[@JJj-xratedgt]

She seems off...

[@michaelhughes743]

I ❤️holly‼️

[@TyshawnMaikonMillion]

This division is just...terrible.

[@benkeel2966]

She would fk Nunez up. She was just too nervous😢

[@ryan010able]

no she wouldn't 😂 shes good! but she isent on nunes level

[@kagomehigurashi693]

Holly fuxking sucks bro

[@vijai8959]

If you were 35 and single... As well in my next of the woods.... I would love to hang out with you.... Anybody can dream....

[@track-lash3337]

At this rate Holly is gonna lose her ability to pop baby(s)

[@mikemichaels2914]

Why?

[@justareminderhernandez8493]

I have liked Holly since her last fight. She seems smart and doesn't need to trash talk to have what she wants. The only thing that bothers me from Holly is her shorts she wears on Fight Day. He butt sticks out of the and makes it look weird. But not important, I guess. 😁

[@ryan010able]

weird comment

[@justareminderhernandez8493]

@ryan010able I guess I only notice that it looks weird. And auto correct made it more weird. Her butt cheeks kinda come out, and she looks weird to me.

[@ryan010able]

@@justareminderhernandez8493 still a weird thing to comment on though. she just has a muscley bum she's a athlete and runs constantly. have you seen her training videos ? I'd be suprised if it didn't stick out to be honest she's a work horse

[@enrique6391]

1-1 in her last 2. Lol

[@Fitkid7672]

That loss she had to viera was questionable.

[@rockr10]

She beat Vieira, just wasn't on the winning end in the judges eyes.

[@deathmachine808]

LOL, so was Cyril gane casual

[@dylancarter2673]

Go feed a carrot to a bus because you think it's a horse

[@fighthive4808]

@@dylancarter2673 so is Volk lmao

[@jre4255]

No please. Boring

[@peterlee6148]

Submitted retirement 😂

[@AlexRubio]

Like that she support's leaving children alone. Hope she has a family soon,...

[@mikemichaels2914]

She'd make a great perants

[@AlexRubio]

@@mikemichaels2914 yeah, but she chooses career over family. She's in her 40's with no children or married

[@popeye7782]

most overhyped female fighter ever..has the charisma of a door

[@AGGIEFURY101]

Cause charisma wins

[@kagomehigurashi693]

@AGGIEFURY101 holly should retire she sucks

[@Crafty-One]

Holley ''Kia across'' the room! Holms... women division sucks. You take the last guy from top 50 and make him fight a guy below 10 spots below him...thats ufc women division. Participation trophies. The only real contenders were Cyborg and Nunez or that russian girl. Even they're still incomparable to any top 50 guy or even top 100... The level of competition you have to fight as a male to get to top 10 is insane... Meanwhile, the women division still steals 1 PPV slot from somoene who's fighting true savages.... just for the participation point. A real warrior who fights harder competition and accomplishes a REAL feat, he's not getting thes lot in PPV... It's really not a combat sport as it's a pageant show now. Think about it... a 41 year old meno-pause women is still ''competing'' ? Unless the competition is laughable.

[@coldchilling9341]

retire please

[@MrRobjs83]

If she gets finished again yeah probably but the last person to do that was Amanda 4 years ago and she's beaten everyone else since (she got robbed against Ketlen Viera)

[@Crafty-One]

@@MrRobjs83 bro 42 year old post-menopause is the top 1% that UFC has for you to watch right now............xD

[@Psycho_Logical_631]

It's cool I'm still on the 290 hangover so I can skip this one 😎

[@bfyre1]

Absolutely Not. She LOSING

[@brianfusco5753]

Did someone tell her the truth....that she is way past her prime and all she does is hold women against the fence and hope for the judges give her the decision

[@TyshawnMaikonMillion]

She is still the biggest name in the division.

[@brianfusco5753]

@@TyshawnMaikonMillion lol so what does that mean she is aweful,she isn't the best,way past her prime, very sad to watch her style now

[@ClaimerUncut]

​@@brianfusco5753Past her prime based on what showing? Competition is tougher, she still wins.. I can read the gloating excitement in your words putting her down dude.. You can't judge someone just on age, without knowing their out of sport activities.. Perhaps she doesn't drink or smoke, and dedicates herself to the sport.

[@brianfusco5753]

@@ClaimerUncut do you watch her lately,she sucks,holds people against the fence,that's a joke,is that what you like watching,she is washed and barely keeping a spot,she should have been cut over a year ago,she has a 0.0 chance of ever being the champ again,that's a fact,I dont want a can holding up the division by holding girls against the fence waiting for the round to end don't be soft and except that piss poor style

[@julionavarro7505]

Just retire already

[@spookyboi317]

Why

[@MrRobjs83]

only if she loses very decisively as in gets finished. Her last real loss was to Amanda because she got robbed against Viera

[@mikemichaels2914]

She has atleast 3 years or more left coz her style

[@kagomehigurashi693]

@mikemichaels2914 trying to S my own D is more entertaining than watching holly holm fight