Filed under: News , UFC Newly minted UFC women’s featherweight champ Germaine de Randamie today called for an immediate rematch with Holly Holm , saying they should settle the score after controversy marred their title bout at this past Saturday’s UFC 208. “I have nothing but respect for Holly and the UFC, and because of that I want to say right now that I think I owe it to Holly and the fans to do this fight again to make sure that the winner of this historic belt is crystal clear,” de Randamie (8-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) wrote today in an Instagram repost by her management firm, Suckerpunch Entertainment. Former bantamweight champ Holm (10-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) welcomed the opportunity after she lost a decision to the new champ, whose unanimous 48-47 scores were criticized in light of two after-the-bell punches that did not draw any point deductions. “When you have more than half the people saying the fight should have gone the other way, usually that warrants a rematch,” she said at UFC 208’s post-presser at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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