With Tate still stuck on her back, she tried to escape by rolling forward, which only sunk the choke in deeper. It started out well for the Preacher's Daughter.
Darren Elkins vs Chas Skelly UFC 196 - McGregor vs. Diaz Preliminary Fights Vitor Miranda vs Marcelo Guimaraes UFC 196 - McGregor vs. Diaz Preliminary Fights Anytime Holm wanted to score some points on offense, she landed a hard jab or a sneaky body kick and suffered no repercussions.That isn't to say Holm completely dominated.
Holly Holm vs Miesha Tate UFC 196 - McGregor vs. Diaz Main Card Fights Julian Erosa vs Teruto Ishihara UFC 196 - McGregor vs. Diaz UFC Fight Pass Early Prelims Fights Holly Holm vs Miesha Tate UFC 196 - McGregor vs. Diaz Main Card Fights Vitor Miranda vs Marcelo Guimaraes UFC 196 - McGregor vs. Diaz Preliminary Fights
Holly Holm vs Valentina Shevchenko UFC on Fox 20 - Holm vs. Shevchenko Main Card Fights She arguably remains the best 135-pound woman in the world despite the loss and would likely still be favored over Tate in a rematch.
Tate found a small window of opportunity and made the most of it.All that said, don't mistake this for the end of Holm's time at the top of the division.
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With the exception of that hiccup—and it was an admittedly big hiccup—this was a brilliant performance from Holm.Then came the fifth. Holly Holm vs Miesha Tate UFC 196 - McGregor vs. Diaz Main Card Fights
The second round saw Tate turn an early takedown into over four minutes of heavy top control, nearly finishing the fight with a rear-naked choke. Holm's loss here is just another reminder that nobody is unbeatable, especially in the still-growing field of women's MMA.Holm looked downright excellent at times, lighting up Tate with strikes.The ending sequence of Holm vs. Tate was somewhat similar to this memorable moment of Rousey vs. Carmouche. How could Holm, a heavy favorite over Tate, have lost this?Well, it's worth starting that discussion with a reality check on Holm as a fighter. Holly Holm vs Miesha Tate UFC 196 - McGregor vs. Diaz Main Card Fights At every single step of the way, Holm tried to explode her way out of the situation when a more passive approach would have served her better.
Outside of this one unfortunate sequence, Holm put on an excellent performance. Vitor Miranda vs Marcelo Guimaraes UFC 196 - McGregor vs. Diaz Preliminary Fights Anytime Tate moved in, a darting left hand followed by a smooth juke awaited her. Holly Holm vs Miesha Tate UFC 196 - McGregor vs. Diaz Main Card Fights
Report here if this video is not working. Out of nowhere, Tate perfectly timed a takedown attempt and scrambled her way to Holm's back.
She could have done any number of things to simply chew up 90 more seconds and bring the fight to the judges.Alas, Holm's relative lack of grappling experience proved to be the difference. Diego Sanchez vs Jim Miller UFC 196 - McGregor vs. Diaz UFC Fight Pass Early Prelims Fights Holly Holm vs Miesha Tate UFC 196 - McGregor vs. Diaz Main Card Fights Posted by screech on Mar 06, 2016; 27540 views; Report; This video is hosted from sendvid.com Use VPN if this video is blocked in your country.
For four rounds Holly Holm was as good as one could have expected her to be at UFC 196. Cupcake immediately worked for a rear-naked choke and held on to it while Holm muscled her way back to her feet. As Bleacher Report's own Jonathan Snowden Ronda Rousey was supposed to be unbeatable...Instead of Rousey's downfall teaching us all a useful lesson about every fighter's fallibility, all of Rousey's hyperbole and well-established bona fides have been bestowed upon Holm as if by osmosis.
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