At the end of the rainbow, there was a fight.
UFC 193—and, yeah, that Ronda Rousey woman—occupied the center of the MMA world Saturday in Melbourne, Australia. Rousey, the UFC women’s bantamweight champion and black hole of endless hype, was out to defend her belt against former boxing champion Holly Holm.
Coming in, the 34-year-old Holm was only nine fights into her pro MMA career, though she did rack up a tidy 9-0 record during that run. Nevertheless, the relative greenness is probably a big reason why she was a major, major underdog coming into this fight.
The other reason was, you know, Rousey. Easily the best female MMA fighter ever.
No chance, right? Open and shut, correct? Why bother? Another photo op in the bag?
Well, this is why they fight the fights. Did I read that somewhere once?
There were also 12 other bouts on this card, including a co-main event featuring Joanna Jedrzejczyk, the electrifying women’s strawweight champ.
As always, the final stat lines only reveal so much. Read on—and you want to read on—for the real winners and losers from UFC 193.
For the literal-minded among us, full card results appear on the final slide.