ABU DHABI – Holly Holm still has championship ambitions heading into Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 16 headliner with Irene Aldana. Holm (13-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC), a former UFC bantamweight champion and featherweight title challenger, is well aware critics exist about the number of opportunities she’s received in her career. Holm has lost her last three fights for the gold, dropping two featherweight title bouts and a bantamweight shot. But she feels beating Aldana (12-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) puts her in good position for another crack at a crown. “My goal is to have the title,” Holm told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at Wednesday’s UFC on ESPN 16 media day
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