According to the president of the UFC, a rematch between Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm is most certainly going to happen.
“I think that if we didn’t make the rematch, me and (UFC CEO) Lorenzo (Fertitta) should probably lose our promoters’ license … Yeah, that fight’s going to happen. I don’t know when, but that’s the fight that will happen,” UFC president Dana White said on ESPN radio’s Mike and Mike.
Last month, Holly Holm shocked the fighting world when she handed Ronda Rousey her first loss in stunning fashion – a brutal knockout via kick to the face,
UFC boss says there absolutely will be a @RondaRousey/@HollyHolm rematch.
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— Complex (@ComplexMag) December 3, 2015
Shortly after the loss, Rousey took to Instagram to announce that she’d be taking some time, but she’d be back.
“I just wanted to thank everyone for the love and support. I appreciate the concerns about my health, but I’m fine. As I had mentioned before, I’m going to take a little bit of time, but I’ll be back,” Rousey wrote.
Rousey hasn’t publicly commented on a rematch.
As for Holm, she’s already said that she’s up for a rematch.
“Oh, I welcome it. I’ve been on the other end of losing a bout before, getting knocked out and having to come back – I did avenge my loss. And I know that she’ll be wanting to do the same, so I’ll have to train twice as hard. You know, she’ll be coming back. She’s a competitive person, and we all know that. She’ll be coming back hard,” she said.