Holly Holm says she’d be more than happy to face Ronda Rousey in a rematch.
Their first fight came back in November 2015, when Rousey was knocked out by a head kick.
More than a decade later, Rousey recently claimed she would have no trouble dealing with Holm if they met again.
During a recent interview, Holly Holm made it clear that she’s always been open to a second fight with Ronda Rousey.
Holly Holm Keeps Door Open for Ronda Rousey Rematch
Despite what’s been said publicly, Holm doesn’t think Rousey is truly interested in stepping back into the cage with her.
“Yeah, she said she’d clean my clock or something like that, or whatever,” Holm told Ariel Helwani.
“You can say one thing, and actions are another. She’s always going to be more of that type of person.
“The thing is, I’ve always stood for a rematch. That’s the bottom line. She doesn’t want it, she’s never wanted it, and that’s alright. That’s all right. Just say you don’t want it.
“I don’t think that she really wants to, and I’m not even mad at her for it. I don’t want someone to get in there and fight if they don’t want to actually fight because I want someone
“I 100 percent always said, she wants a rematch, I’ll give it to her.”
Rousey stands firm on retirement after Carano win
Ronda Rousey announced her retirement right after her comeback win over Gina Carano, a fight she finished in just 17 seconds.
The UFC Hall of Famer stood by her decision to step away, even as she backed herself to come out on top if she ever faced Holly Holm again.
“I definitely have the ability and the opportunity to be able to f—ing clean her clock and rewrite all of that, but it’s no longer important to me anymore,” Rousey said about Holm.
“It doesn’t haunt me. It’s not the most important thing in my life, and these people’s perceptions and people knowing how great I am, and all this stuff.
“I know how good I am, and my kids need me in their lives, and I want to be there for them, and this isn’t the most important thing anymore.
“And of course, the time that I get where I can now go back and do that, I don’t want to go back, I only want to go forward.”
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