{"id":266671,"date":"2017-12-27T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T20:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=266671"},"modified":"2017-12-27T12:36:00","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T20:36:00","slug":"win-cyborg-means-holly-holm-two-ufc-belts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cris-cyborg-justino\/win-cyborg-means-holly-holm-two-ufc-belts\/","title":{"rendered":"A Win Over Cyborg Means More to Holly Holm Than Two UFC Belts"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are just a few days away from the biggest women’s MMA fight since Holly Holm first took the bantamweight title away from Ronda Rousey back in 2015. Holm will take on Cris Cyborg in a huge main event with the featherweight title on the line. The comparisons to the approaching moment<\/a> has not been lost on the Jackson Wink fighter or her coaches. A win here not only would make Holly Holm a two-division UFC champion, but also the best female fighter in the world. Even if there was no belt on the line, that’s what means more to her.<\/p>\n

“I want to do things in this world and in my life that haven\u2019t been done before. If there\u2019s no female that\u2019s done it before, guess what? I want to do it. That\u2019s something that\u2019s always driven me. I\u2019m a driven person. That\u2019s something that really drives me.\u00a0On the flip side of that coin, I would still want to beat [Cris Cyborg] just as badly even if it wasn\u2019t for the belt. Yes, to be a champion in two divisions is huge but just to win against one of the most highly respected fighters, that\u2019s where the real pride is.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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From the ring to the Octagon. 🥊<\/p>\n

The rest for @HollyHolm<\/a> is history… #UFC219<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/noz7p6HtZe<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 UFC (@ufc) December 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n