Holm\'s most notable win in mixed martial arts (MMA) occurred at UFC 193 (November 15, 2015), in front of a record-breaking crowd for a UFC event (56,215 people) in Melbourne, when she captured the bantamweight title and gave Ronda Rousey her first loss in the sport. This fight is generally considered to be one of the biggest upsets in combat sports history.\n', '

Holm is the first person to win championships in both boxing and mixed martial arts. As of July 31, 2017, she was ranked #3 fighter by Sherdog. She was also ranked the #3 pound-for-pound female fighter by Sherdog, while Fight Matrix lists her as #7. UFC fighter and teammate Jon Jones has called her the greatest female athlete in the history of combat sports. Outside of MMA, she appears in the 2016 feature film Fight Valley. As of July 26, 2018, she is #1 in the official UFC bantamweight rankings.\n', '

Holm was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and grew up in nearby Bosque Farms, the youngest of three children. Her father, Roger, is a Church of Christ preacher — as a fighter, Holly would later be nicknamed "The Preacher\'s Daughter" – and her mother, Tammy, is a massage therapist. Holm is of primarily Irish descent.\n', '

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