According to Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm wouldn't be about that champion life.
Speaking with reporters at UFC 193 media day on Tuesday, the UFC women's bantamweight conqueror said Holm isn't suited for the constant pressure and demand that comes with being a world champion.
"I think that she'll really enjoy her life a lot more (if she loses)," Rousey said, according to MMAFighting.com's Marc Raimondi. "The life of a champion, I think isn't for everybody. And I think that the life of a contender, it's a lot nicer in a lot of ways. A lot of these girls don't realize until they're the contender and they get all that extra pressure put on that they don't really want that life. I think this kind of environment isn't what Holly would like. I hope that she takes the money that she gets for losing and has a great life that she would like a lot more than this one."
A gigantic underdog, Holm faces the UFC's resident arm-collector in the main event of UFC 193 in November. Although Holm isn't likely to garner the same mainstream attention enjoyed by Rousey should she pull off an improbable upset, it would spark a profound sea change for a fighter that has flown under the radar thus far.
"She's the kind of person where after I beat her and she makes a lot of money, I'm like, 'Good for her. Buy yourself a Albuquerque house with that,'" Rousey said. "The last chick (Bethe Correia) it was like, she's a big old bitch, I kicked her ass, she made a lot of money and I'm like, 'Oh well, whatever. Have fun with that.' With Holly, I'll genuinely be happy for her and hope that she accepts her loss in a healthy way and enjoys all the benefits that she got from this fight."
