Breaking: Holly Holm Loses

Geoff Grammer / Journal Staff Writer, Albuquerque Journal
Sat, 07/23/2016 - 7:18pm

CHICAGO — Holly Holm was in shape. She was stronger. She was focused. She just couldn’t figure out how to solve the puzzle of Valentina Shevchenko. Unable to land significant strikes against the much shorter, smaller Shevchenko, and eating counter punches throughout the fight, Holm lost her second consecutive UFC fight via unanimous decision on […]

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