The Internet is abuzz over Holly Holm's upset win over crowd favorite, Ronda Rousey, at UFC women's bantamweight championship this Saturday.
Holm secured her new championship belt after she knocked out Rousey with a head-kick in the second round of their much-talked about fight in Melbourne, Australia. She dominated the fight right from the start, proving that she came prepared to fight the champion. She threw solid shots to her opponent's face toward the last part of the first round, but it was a solid kick to the head from in the second round that finished the game.
Everybody was shocked at Rousey's defeat, and UFC fans and sports buffs alike took to Twitter to give their two cents on the recent fight.
Some Twitter commenters cited boxing references to describe how they viewed the match. Pat Forde of Yahoo Sports compared Holly Holm to boxer Buster Douglass, who defeated Tyson back in 1990. Gareth Davis also made a Douglass-Tyson reference in his tweet adding, "no one is invincible."
When you think you are invincible, till someone comes and shakes your world #UFC193 https://t.co/CVaEs7vvc5
— New @ (@JustBanter__) November 15, 2015
— New @ (@JustBanter__) November 15, 2015
Even Lennox Lewis, former British heavyweight boxing champion, not only offered his sage review of the fight, but also shared some wise words to the brave ladies.
My take on #UFC193 is that @RondaRousey made big mistake of following a puncher and was picked apart and put away! #NeedBetterGamePlan — Lennox Lewis (@LennoxLewis) November 15, 2015
Of course, ridiculous memes were borne out of the historic UFC fight.
Some Twitter users made use of their creative skills and Photoshopped photos of Rousey's beaten up face into various situations, including one where Rousey was made to look like she was sleeping comfortably on a bed, complete with pillow and down blanket.
Another meme showed Rousey on the floor being pounded by Holm, while the Disney character Simba sadly caressed her bruised face.
The epic kick that put Rousey to sleep also got a nice meme entitled "Straight Outta Windpipe."
Rousey's previously defeated opponents also expressed their jubilation over Rousey's defeat on Twitter. Miesha Tate, one of her biggest opponents, reacted to the fight by posting laughing emojis before congratulating Holm for knocking out Rousey. Bethe Correia took to Instagram to celebrate Holm's win: "The world turns! And today I am very happy! Perfect strategy! Congratulations Holly!"
