Injuries have delayed her Octagon debut but Holly Holm is back in the saddle and confident she'll make her Octagon debut in 2015. She spoke with MMA Fighting.
"I think I'm just numb to it by now. Last year I had six fights in 12 months. And this year, one. A broken arm and a herniated disk. So what can you do? I've gone 16 years without an injury so I guess I really can't complain. I'm just trying to heal, not get too frustrated. But I've been a very active fighter. There was a lot of anticipation for that first fight in the UFC, so it was a huge letdown, especially because I was already three-quarters of the way through a full training camp and I'd already put so much hard work in. It was very much a letdown.
"But I'm getting over it. I'm ready to just have a fight again."
Holm had been set to face Raquel Pennington at UFC 181 a few weeks ago. No word on who her first UFC opponent will be. She expects to be ready to fight again in February or March. She also talked about Ronda Rousey, the UFC women's Bantamweight champ.
"She's obviously blown through everybody that she's fought in the UFC," Holm said. "There's no doubt that she is the toughest girl out there. But everybody's beatable. I want to be able to have that opportunity to get in there with her, just in a good sportsman way."