On Holly Holm And Conducting Yourself Like A Champ

Holly Holm

Holly Holm

Holly Holm may have lost the UFC Women’s Bantamweight title belt in her first title defense at UFC 196 this past weekend, but in the lead up to the event she presented a master class in how to navigate awkward media encounters and the peculiar societal expectations and scrutiny that high profile female athletes — especially ones connected to the aggro dude world of mixed martial arts — face.

Sarah wrote about Holm’s conduct for Fightland.

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