Miesha Tate and Holly Holm collided for the women’s bantamweight belt at the UFC 196 pay-per-view (PPV) mixed martial arts (MMA) event back on Sat., March 5, 2016, inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Full UFC 196 results and play-by-play here.
Their showdown was determined in the championship rounds, with Holm likely holding a slight edge on the judges’ scorecards if she could last the full 25 minutes. Tate would not allow her, though, sinking in a rear-naked choke and finishing Holm with just 90 seconds remaining to claim her first-ever UFC title.
It was an incredible comeback, one worth looking back on to see — and hear — what was going through the minds of each fighter in the video above.
It will be interesting to see if “The Preacher’s Daughter” can get a rematch at UFC 200 — as requested — which depends on the pending return of former 135-pound queenpin “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey, who is currently doing work in Tinseltown.