Holly Holm (10-0) besegrade Ronda Rousey (12-1) via KO på UFC 193, trots att Rousey sa flera negativa kommentarer om Holm efter invägningen, försvarar Holm den forna bantamviktsmästarinnan.
Holm föklarar att dom flesta inte skulle våga gå en match i oktagonen.
”I hope people don’t get too brutal with it,” sa Holm. ”This is a hard job to be in and a lot of people can’t get in there. When you get in that Octagon, it’s one of the loneliest places in the world, because it’s only up to you to do it. A lot of people wouldn’t even have the nerve to be able to get in and just put it all on the line.”
När man äntrar oktagonen är det miljoner människor som sitter och tittar på matchen och det är något som man måste förbereda sig på mentalt förklarar Holm.
”Millions of people are watching you and you might get knocked out, you might not,” sa Holm. ”You might do well, you might not. But you kind of have to go in being OK with knowing millions of people are going to be watching this. There’s a reason why only certain people fight. You’re putting yourself out there and you know people are going to say something one way or another.”
Holm tror att Rousey är tillräckligt stark för att handskas med all negativitet.
”Any time you’re on top, people are going to want to talk one way or another,” sa Holm. ”She’s been pretty vocal in her career, I think it’s easier for people to want to pick at things. I think she’s strong enough. She can handle that.”
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