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Okay. I'm just going to let my hands drop to my waist and let this fight be over right here and now.

Fight Pass Prelims started already. Main Prelims start at 6 Eastern on FOX. Main Card at 8 Eastern on FOX Former Women's Champ and Rousey-Slayer Holly Holm takes on Valentina Shevchenko. Edson Barboza and Gilbert Melendez in the co-main event. Live from Chicago but I have a family party, gotta leave soon so I'll have to watch later.

<p>Sports Illustrated has released the covers of its latest swimsuit issue, and according to the magazine, this is the first time there has been three different covers. One features UFC fighter Ronda Rousey, who is body-painted.</p> <p>"Ronda Rousey is a cultural phenomenon. She is the perfect combination of beauty, brains, brawn and humility. She possesses a spirit bigger than the space around her, and it is both infectious and inspiring. She's a Phoenix, as fiery and beautiful as any mythical creature ever depicted."</p>

Thousands lined the streets of Downtown Albuquerque on Sunday to celebrate hometown hero Holly Holm, the Duke City native who took down Ronda Rousey in November to claim the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship. New Mexico waited patiently in the weeks after the fight to welcome home "The Preacher's Daughter," who upset Rousey with a second-round knockout in Australia on Nov. 14 and toured about the country following the win. And at Sunday's parade in her honor, it was clear that the post-fight excitement among Burquenos hadn't waned in the slightest. Fans showed up in droves, many wearing Holm T-shirts or...

Donald Trump is glad that Ronda Rousey lost her title as UFC women's bantamweight champion ... "Glad to see that @RondaRousey lost her championship fight last night. Was soundly beaten - not a nice person!" Trump, 69, tweeted to his more than 4 million followers on Sunday ... Days earlier, Rousey, 28, pledged her support to Bernie Sanders in an interview with Maxim magazine. She added that if Sanders doesn't defeat Hillary Clinton in the primary, she'll vote for a third-party candidate ...

A culture that regards women fighting as entertainment is headed down the last circle of the toilet. .......................................................... As far as the fight went, Rousey looked like someone brought in straight off the the street who did not have a clue what to do. Rouseys million dollar trainers, with their ridiculous punching mitts, are completely incompetent. In boxing a fighter with a normal stance has the left leg and the left arm forward. The forward left arm is used to jab and sometimes to hook, a heavier punch. But the straight right hand is the basic heavier punch for a...

spoilers below - Holm v the Bernie Sanders supporter

UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm Main Card Pay-per-view (10pm ET/ 7pm PT/ 3am UK) 135lbs- Ronda Rousey (12-0) vs. Holly Holm (9-0) {Women’s Bantamweight Title Fight} 115lbs- Joanna Jedrzejczyk (10-0) vs. Valerie Letourneau (8-3) {Women’s Strawweight Title Fight} 265lbs- Mark Hunt (10-10-1) vs. Antonio Silva (19-7-1) 185lbs- Uriah Hall (12-5) vs. Robert Whittaker (14-4) 265lbs- Stefan Struve (26-7) vs. Jared Rosholt (13-2)

Ronda Rousey got knocked out by Holly Holm at UFC 193. Holy crap! Holm hit Rousey early and often and the knocked her out during a fury in the second round. Holm connected on a head kick and was then pulled off the now-former champion by referee Herb Dean.