Dana White To Meet With Holly Holm At UFC 171

Could this have something to do with the "huge" announcement Joe Rogan teased a few weeks back?

Could Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) be adding a major player to the women's bantamweight division?

Maybe.

That depends on what this weekend's conversation between promotion president Dana White and former pro boxer turned mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, Holly Holm, entails. According to ESPN's Brett Okamoto, White will meet with the undefeated fighter in Dallas, Texas, while in town for UFC 171.


The Las Vegas fight boss later confirmed the meeting by saying, "Yeah, I'm meeting with them this week. Don't know (anything about her team), never met them. I'm going to meet them this weekend."

UFC light heavyweight Jon Jones knows a thing or two about her (and her stand-up skills).

Joe Rogan caused quite a stir after he made some comments suggesting the UFC brass had something "huge" up their sleeve regarding Rousey's next fight. And while we know Cris Cyborg and Gina Carano are unlikely to challenge Rousey -- at least not right now -- that leaves Holm as the forerunner.

Rousey has expressed interest in squaring up against Holm in the past, so the former boxer's presence in the UFC's 135-pound division would be quite welcome.

Of course, the meeting could be everything or nothing at all. But, just in case Holm -- who is undefeated (6-0) in MMA -- and UFC do come to an agreement, it doesn't necessarily mean she'll get next the crack at "Rowdy."

At least, not if Cat Zingano has her way.
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A guy like Dana is much more interested in John Holm's.

Dude holm hasn't fought anyone spectacular enough to be shot straight to a title shot other then her last name.

Just shows the true depth and marketing of ufc at 135

fka wrote:Dude holm hasn't fought anyone spectacular enough to be shot straight to a title shot other then her last name.

Just shows the true depth and marketing of ufc at 135

  We can make anything happen and sell it

fka wrote:Dude holm hasn't fought anyone spectacular enough to be shot straight to a title shot other then her last name.

Just shows the true depth and marketing of ufc at 135

I don't even care about that. Holm is a world class boxer and champion and undefeated in MMA. She's also not that young. She's more of a threat to Honda then another girl on their roster. Holm is one of few women who actually knows how to throw a punch


Holly by TKO round 1

Realidea wrote:

fka wrote:Dude holm hasn't fought anyone spectacular enough to be shot straight to a title shot other then her last name.

Just shows the true depth and marketing of ufc at 135

I don't even care about that. Holm is a world class boxer and champion and undefeated in MMA. She's also not that young. She's more of a threat to Honda then another girl on their roster. Holm is one of few women who actually knows how to throw a punch


Holly by TKO round 1

You may be right, but did you see Holm's last fight? She struggled with Angela Hayes. I say let Mcmann take some body punch training and have Mcmann vs Holm for a shot at the belt. I believe Mcmann has Rousey's number once she puts in a real training camp. Not hanging around her Boyfriend at wrestling practice.

I seriously doubt they'll put her in vs Ronda

maybe someone like Jessica Duke who is also a tall boxer and same experience? no

Duke sucks, like most Women the uFC signs. Larissa Pacheco, Cyborg, Nakamoto all wreck Rhonda

Dagwood wrote:A guy like Dana is much more interested in John Holm's.

  

Holm should sign with KSW. They would treat her like a real superstar and she has the look.

Holly Holm‘s manager is optimistic the fighter will be in the UFC, but the sides must narrow a financial gap to sign a deal.

Lenny Fresquez today told MMAjunkie that his principal concern is getting Holm (6-0) paid for fighting women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey after building her as a contender.

“This is a superfight,” he said. “This is the biggest women’s fight in the history of any type of women’s [combat] sports. It’s a lot of money involved in this payday. I just want to make sure Holly gets her share.”

Fresquez said he met Saturday with UFC executives Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White and Sean Shelby at Dallas’ American Airlines Center following this past Saturday’s UFC 171. Holm did not attend the meeting, he said, because direct negotiations are relatively young.

Although he described the meeting as “positive,” Fresquez said there are several deal points to hammer out before there is an agreement to bring Holm into the octagon.

“Offers went back and forth,” he said. “We already had guidelines of what we were going to agree on and what we weren’t going to agree on. We’re still a little ways (apart) and there’s still a couple of items. We’re very excited about getting Holly into the UFC. It’s just my job to put Holly in the right hands.”

In the meantime, Holm is scheduled to fight Juliana Werner in the headliner of Legacy FC 30, which takes place April 4 at Route 66 Casino Hotel in her hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico. As a boxer, kickboxer and MMA fighter, Holm has fought in several bouts promoted by Fresquez, including an MMA bout this past December that saw her go to the scorecards for the first time in six pro bouts.

The manager said Holm has two fights remaining with the the Texas-based Legacy FC, and while she will fulfill her next bout, her contract contains an out clause should a deal materialize with the UFC. If the sides can’t agree on terms, however, he expects Holm to finish out her contract with the Texas-based promotion in June.

Holm’s success in Albuquerque presents a benchmark for what Frequez expects in compensation from the UFC.

“She’s got to make at least what she makes here, and we’re close on that,” said Fresquez. “The thing is making sure we get paid for Ronda. We’ve gotta get paid to fight Ronda.”

Currently, Rousey’s next challenger is not set. While Cat Zingano is expected fulfill the No. 1 contender spot she earned this past April before becoming injured, the UFC isn’t rushing to confirm the bout despite her recent statement that she could fight in June.

The delay could stem from rumored negotiations with another women’s MMA star, Gina Carano. Fresquez said UFC execs confirmed that Carano and Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino remain potential opponents for Rousey.

“I asked them, ‘Who’s Ronda going to fight?’” Fresquez explained. “They said, ‘She could fight ‘Cyborg’ or fight Gina Carano.’ Those were the couple of other options that they were looking at. But I also know ‘Cyborg’ can’t make 135 pounds, and Gina can’t make 135 pounds, so I know those fights can’t be made for the UFC title.”

Naturally, Fresquez believes Holm is the best challenge for Rousey and could benefit from the UFC’s publicity “machine.” But he isn’t ready to sign any deal.

“We have always planned every move Holly has made for 10 years precisely and with precision,” he said. “The UFC is a little bit different monster for me, because I know when I hand her over to them, they kind of take control.”

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MR.WILLIE wrote:

Holly Holm‘s manager is optimistic the fighter will be in the UFC, but the sides must narrow a financial gap to sign a deal.

Lenny Fresquez today told MMAjunkie that his principal concern is getting Holm (6-0) paid for fighting women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey after building her as a contender.

“This is a superfight,” he said. “This is the biggest women’s fight in the history of any type of women’s [combat] sports.
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I stopped reading at this point. There are alot bigger fights than Holm vs Rousey.

Golden Age wrote:

Dagwood wrote:A guy like Dana is much more interested in John Holm's.

  

 

Golden Age wrote:Holm should sign with KSW. They would treat her like a real superstar and she has the look.

Needs K-1 level camel toe.  

Rhonda can go away any minute now. Nothing is left to watch. It's clear she cherry picked Mcmann knowing Mcmann had ring rust and big personal problems. Mcmann could not turn down the fight since Zuffa had already accused Mcmann of turning it down before. So the fight went on and still Mcmann gets robbed.

Now it's clear Cyborg even at 135 will be ducked. The only thing going on at this point is more severe cherry picking with Holm and Carano being lined up.

It doesn't look like that Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm fight will happen any time soon.

Representatives for the former boxing world champion and undefeated mixed martial artists met with UFC president Dana White recently. According to the UFC boss, things didn't go so well. MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani reported on Wednesday's edition of UFC Tonight on FOX Sports 1 that the meeting was "not good at all."

Holm, who trains at Jackson's MMA. went 33-2-3 in boxing. She's 6-0 in MMA and is scheduled to fight Juliana Werner to crown the first Legacy FC women's bantamweight champion on April 5.

Of course, that doesn't mean this is a dead issue, as just a month ago, White went on UFC Tonight to tell Gilbert Melendez to "start looking elsewhere" during contract negotiations, and Melendez is now signed with the UFC.

But as of now, it doesn't look so good for Holm in the sport's biggest company.

"Not interested whatsoever," White added.

White also said that despite the recent flood of speculation, the UFC has held no talks with Gina Carano, who is contracted to Zuffa through her old Strikeforce deal, about a return fight.