Holly Holm and Ronda Rousey The MMA landscape changed dramatically on Nov. 15 when the sport’s biggest female star, Ronda Rousey , suffered a crushing loss at “UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm” in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Rousey was knocked out by a second-round head kick from former pound-for-pound boxing queen Holly Holm , who became the new UFC women’s bantamweight champion. Leading up to the much-hyped title tilt, most observers expected Holm (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) would be quickly finished by Rousey (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), who had developed an aura of invincibility after knocking out or submitting each of her first six UFC opponents.