Posted on 12/07/2015 2:34:51 PM PST by CedarDave
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 carrying homemade signs with slogans like "The champ is here in New Mexico" and "Holly has girl power." They chanted Holly! Holly! Holly! as Holm, aboard a trolley, rode by, waving and smiling modestly. Before the parade began, dozens crowded around the trolley, and Holm leaned out signing autographs and posing for photographs. Leading the parade was the Manzano High School marching band, which played peppy tunes in honor of the school's alumna.
When Holm finally took the stage, the massive crowd screamed, clapped and chanted. And then she offered words of gratitude, to her coaches, her family, her friends and her hometown. "You here, Albuquerque, made this possible," she said. "My career started here, my fans started here, my whole career started right here." She said she was thankful for the faith that her team had in her and the support her family. Her voice broke occasionally, though she had warned the crowd early on that she might tear up.
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