Holly Holm didn't want any of the aggro. Granted, she still wanted to put a fist-shaped hole in Ronda Rousey's face and knock her out with a brutal kick to the neck but, apart from that, she doesn't want the hassle.
I didn't ask for any of this, kind of thing.
The new UFC sensation, who shook the world when she defeated the once unbeatable Ronda Rousey, has opened up on her opponent's refusal to touch gloves with her before their championship bout last week. Speaking on Fox 11 News, the American also revealed what she was thinking after the weigh-ins.
Through all the gusto though, her coach gave her some sound advice about Rousey:
"Do you think she's going to try and hit you any harder than what she wanted to hit you anyway?"
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