UFC 196 free fight video: Holly Holm knocks out Ronda Rousey

Holly Holm will be defending her UFC women’s bantamweight title against Miesha Tate at UFC 196 on March 5th. In the meantime, check out how she viciously KO’d and took the belt away from Ronda Rousey at UFC 193.

We’re less than a month away from the huge UFC 196 pay-per-view in Las Vegas, headlined by Rafael dos Anjos against Conor McGregor for RDA’s lightweight title. Conor is looking to become a simultaneous two-division champion, something no other fighter has achieved in the UFC. The co-main is Holly Holm’s first women’s bantamweight title defense, as she takes on Miesha Tate.

It’s been three months since Holm pulled off the biggest upset of 2015, taking apart heavily favored Ronda Rousey in the UFC 193 main event. Holm was a +700 underdog on some syndicates and Rousey was billed as the most dominant female athlete in the world. After 5 minutes and 59 seconds of a largely one-sided affair, Rousey’s unbeaten record was no longer, and Holm capped off a masterful performance with a head kick KO that sent the bulk of the 50,000+ at Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium into a frenzy. BloodyElbow.com legitimately timed out for a few minutes after the knockout happened.

You can watch the full fight video at the top of the page.

Here’s Dallas Winston’s play-by-play of the 2nd round:

R2: Holm pops the bloodied Rousey with a straight left. And another. Now Holm catches her with a side kick to the body and another left cross. Rousey flails in a straight-line attack and loses her balance due to a sharp pivot from Holm. Holm dings Rousey with a left cross that causes her to stumble, then Holm flattens her with a CroCop-esque left high kick to the jaw. Rousey is down and out.

Holly Holm defeats Ronda Rousey by KO (left high kick) R2 0:59

Here’s how the Bloody Elbow community reacted to the KO:

Once again, Holm vs. Tate is the co-main event of UFC 196 on March 5th in Las Vegas. Don’t miss it!