Ronda Rousey vs Holly Holm 2 Rematch Fight News: 'Rowdy' already favorite for rematch, Nick Diaz says 'simple mistake' in UFC 193 fight
While nothing has been made final yet, the odds for a possible rematch between Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm have already been released.
In a report by Tim Burke of Bloody Elbow, the former champion Ronda Rousey actually opened up as the favorite against newly crowned champion Holly Holm 24 hours after UFC 193. Best Fight Odds betting lines had Rousey as the -300 favorite, while Holm opened up as the +200 underdog.
This, after "Rowdy" had been soundly beaten by Holm for five and a half minutes of action, with the fight being stopped at the second round. No confirmation has been made that a part two between the two women will actually happen, but according to UFC president Dana White, a rematch is something that "makes a lot of sense". Interestingly, Holly Holm actually agreed.
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Rousey's UFC 193 loss marks the first defeat of her professional mixed martial arts career, which began in 2011. She now holds a record of 12-1, with 12 wins by stoppage. Holm, on the other hand, kept her undefeated slate with a tally of 10-0, with seven wins by stoppage. She is also the first fighter to hold both a boxing world title, and a UFC championship.
Meanwhile, former title contender and mixed martial arts veteran Nick Diaz gave his recent opinion on Ronda Rousey's fight against Holly Holm on Saturday night.
In a separate report by BloodyElbow.com, Diaz expressed his thoughts through a series of tweets on Sunday afternoon.
"Sick of people making such a big deal it was a simple mistake you can't be running in on tall people someone in her camp left that out !"
"If she had of dun [sic] like I did my last fight they wouldn't have robbed her the way they did me," Diaz wrote.
The 32-year old Stockton, California native is still serving an indefinite suspension imposed by the Nevada Athletic Commission after he tested positive for marijuana metabolites during his post-fight drug test at UFC 183 in January.
