We have a new UFC Champion: Holly Holm KO's Ronda Rousey

MELBOURNE, Australia -- No one is unbeatable in mixed martial arts. Not even Ronda Rousey.


Former professional world boxing champion Holly Holm (10-0) scored the biggest upset in the sport's history on Saturday, knocking out Rousey (12-1) with a left head kick in the second round to claim the UFC bantamweight title. The fight headlined UFC 193 inside Etihad Stadium.

The finish came at the 59-second mark of the second round, after Holm had already stunned Rousey multiple times with punches. Looking somewhat desperate, Rousey tried to close into a clinch. Holm broke off to an angle and delivered a clean left head kick to the jawline that rendered Rousey unconscious.

"Getting in here, I just felt so much support I thought, 'How can I not do this with all this support?' Holm said. "I had the best coaching, from standup to grappling to wrestling. I have to say, everything we worked on presented itself in the fight. Every grab she tried to get, on the cage, I have not spent this much time in the gym before any fight in my life."

Holm becomes the second UFC bantamweight champion in the promotion's history.

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Artticle courtesy of ESPN