September - 2015
SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
32
Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm:
Too Much Too Soon
Article By: Jay Anderson
In the case of Holly Holm’s title
shot against Ronda Rousey, it’s
not time. Not by a long shot. In
fact, for the Preacher’s Daugh-
ter, and to borrow from an ob-
scure Guns N’ Roses track, it’s a
case of too much, too fast. Too
much, too soon.
In fact, too much, too fast, too
soon sums up Holm vs. Rousey
in a nutshell.
To be frank, I was one of those
observers very interested in
Holm’s arrival to the UFC. Well
in advance of her signing, even
well in advance of her final
Legacy FC fight, I was hoping
for Holm to be signed by the
UFC, because her particular
skill set could pose problems
for Rousey, who has a dearth
of opponents at bantam-
weight. Her ability to fight on
the outside, utilizing fantastic
striking ability, was a big part
of that. However, note the
word “could” because it’s the
key to that sentence. Striking
alone will not win Holm the
title, and what was hoped for
was that Holm would sign, de-
velop over a period of, say, two
years, then fight Rousey for the
belt. Those two years would
see her in the octagon with at
least one world class wrestler,
and hopefully shoring up her
takedown defense.
Sadly, that hasn’t happened.
When the rug was pulled out
from under Meisha Tate, who
had been verbally promised the
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