Former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm made her presence known in a massive way when she won the day over Irene Aldana. The bout took place as the main event at UFC Fight Night inside the Flash Forum in Abu Dhabi. ‘The Preacher’s Daughter’ claimed a dominant unanimous decision and even picked up a 50-44 score.

The fight started off relatively even, but Holm soon pulled away as the rounds went on. Moreover, Aldana spent almost the entire duration of the five-round fight chasing Holly around the cage. The Jackson Wink star peppered Irene Aldana with strikes and body kicks, racking up continuous offense throughout. What’s more, she broke her own record for significant strikes thrown in a five-round fight.

Twitter commends Holly Holm’s domination of Irene Aldana

Aljamain Sterling broke down the fight in a way only he can, and it’s clear he was impressed with Holly’s game-plan. On the other hand, Irene Aldana’s lack of urgency was a disappointing outcome.

Famed MMA journalist Ariel Helwani was excited to see Holly’s sharp performance in her main event outing. Furthermore, Helwani believed that Holm’s most recent performance is comparable to her break out appearance over Ronda Rousey.

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Middleweight interim title challenger Kelvin Gastelum hilariously chimed in the finishing sequence of the final round. Chiefly, Holm began screaming at her opponent as she began marching her down.

Welterweight Mike Perry had high praise for ‘The Preacher’s Daughter’ after her comprehensive game plan. ‘Platinum’ drew parallels to her recent win over Aldana and a possible rematch with divisional queen Amanda Nunes.

Despite suffering a loss to Germaine de Randamie in her first outing, Holm’s recent performance reignited an interest in a rematch.

Notable fan-favorites such as Niko Price, Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera, and heavyweight prospect Tanner Boser were quick to commend the former bantamweight champion. Her performance was a reminder that she could still compete at the highest level against younger fighters. What’s more, at 38, Holly Holm is still very much a player at 135-pounds.

Not to mention a key narrative in the fight was the patience and awareness that Holly showcased right from the get-go. Her output saw a consistent increase as was reflected in the post-fight statistics. The significant striking rate per minute going into the fight was heavily in favor of Aldana 6.16 to 2.75.  Chiefly, Holm’s tactical approach leads to a reversal with Holly Holm finishing the night with 6.16 to Irene’s 2.76.