Ronda Rousey: 'I'll be back' | Inquirer Sports

Ronda Rousey: ‘I’ll be back’

By: - Reporter / @MarkGiongcoINQ
/ 01:56 PM November 16, 2015

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Holly Holm, left, punches Ronda Rousey during their UFC 193 bantamweight title fight in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. Holm pulled off a stunning upset victory over Rousey in the fight, knocking out the women’s bantamweight champion in the second round with a powerful kick to the head Sunday. AP

Ronda Rousey will be back.

Rousey, whose reign as undefeated champion in the UFC came to a stunning end on Sunday, assured her supporters that she will be back in the Octagon.

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“I just wanted to thank everyone for the love and support. I appreciate the concerns about my health but I’m fine,” Rousey wrote on her Instagram account on Monday, a day after being knocked out by Holly Holm in the second round of their bantamweight title fight in the main event of UFC 193 in Melbourne, Australia.

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“As I had mentioned before, I’m going to take a little bit of time, but I’ll be back,” Rousey posted.

The loss was Rousey’s first after dominating her first 12 fights, 11 of which ending in the opening round.

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The 28-year-old Rousey, though, met her match in Holm, who used her boxing and kickboxing background to her advantage in taking down who was deemed to be invincible in Rousey.

Holm, a former undisputed welterweight champion in boxing, delivered a devastating head kick to finish off Rousey.

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