When it comes to recognizing and celebrating one of its own, Albuquerque, N.M., is on par with any of the country’s top sports cities. With no major league franchises in the city – or even the state, for that matter – Albuquerque hasn’t wasted its opportunity to celebrate newly crowned UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm . Holm (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) put together a spectacular performance and dethroned longtime champ Ronda Rousey (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) this past month at UFC 194 with a second-round head-kick knockout win
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Nearly all of Albuquerque turned out for the Holly Holm celebration – MMA Junkie