‘I’ve been here before,’ says Holly Holm as she faces mission impossible against ‘Cyborg’
Holm leans on her massive upset of Ronda Rousey two years ago as she takes on Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino, who has not lost since her debut in 2005
Holly Holm has ridden perhaps the UFC’s most volatile career roller coaster, from the zenith of her upset of Ronda Rousey two years ago to a three-fight losing streak that left her in tears earlier this year.
“It definitely is that,” Holm said. “I don’t know anybody else it’s happened to.”
Holm, 36, buckles up again on Saturday night when she meets Cris “Cyborg” Justino (18-1), the dominant new featherweight champion, in the main event of UFC 219 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
“If I was able to do it once, I can do it again,” Holm said. “I know I’m capable of beating these girls, and it really comes down to that.”
A former professional boxing world champion, Holm points to lessons in resiliency she gained in that sport as the inspiration for her massive upset of Rousey, and for the confidence she takes into the fight against the 32-year-old Justino, who has not lost since her debut in 2005, with eight consecutive victories by knockout.
