Holly Holm
Holly Holm
Holly Rene Holm-Kirkpatrick is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championshipbantamweight division. She is the former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion. Holm is also a former professional boxer and kickboxer. She was a multiple-time world champion in boxing, defending her titles 18 times in three weight classes, and was a two-time Ring magazine fighter of the year...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMMA Fighter
Date of Birth17 October 1981
CityAlbuquerque, NM
CountryUnited States of America
I'm glad people think that I can do well. I always say I would rather that be the scenario than on the other end of it saying, 'We thought she'd be real crappy.' I'll take the side that I'm on. I'll take that people think that I'm going to do well; they have faith in me and believe in me, and that makes me feel stronger.
I'm going to hit you as hard as I can regardless of whether you touch my gloves or not.
I started doing MMA and boxing at the same time - I always wanted to try an MMA fight to see what it was like. I had one fight, and I was hooked.
I know there's a lot of emotion going into a fight, but everything in a fight - none of it comes out of an evil heart.
I just want to be a fighter. I just like to win fights.
A fighter can always recover, and you never know what they're going to come back with.
At the end of the day, you are in control of your own happiness. Life is going to happen whether you overthink it, overstress it or not. Just experience life and be happy along the way. You can't control everything in your life, but you can control your happiness.
Aim high and don't sell yourself short. Know that you're capable. Understand that a lot of people battle with a lot of things - depression, body image or whatever else - so know that it's not just you. You're not alone.
There's no single person on this planet that's worth more than the other. Know your worth. Be confident in yourself.
Fighting is a very emotionally draining sport. I don't want to waste time on drama beforehand.
I can't even explain how blessed I am and how fortunate that I have such a great team that believes in me.
I have MMA strengths, but I need to build on my weaknesses.
I still have a lot to learn, and I still have a lot to prove.
I think you can get so mentally beat by kind of working yourself up too much.