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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
"I don't agree with that fight. That Holly Holm fight. I don't think that's smart. I would have gone with Amanda Nunes before Holly Holm. Amanda Nunes looked like a badass when she knocked out Sara McMann. That's a more dangerous fighter. A more marketable fighter. [Holm] is only the best boxer in the world if Ann Wolf decides not to box. The Holly Holm fight is not as intriguing to me as Amanda Nunes would be. [Holm's] big issue is the grappling. Who knows, though? You never know. Maybe Holly, because her standup is so much more refined, she's been doing it for so much longer, maybe she can keep Ronda away from her. I'm serious. I just think, honestly, the real problem is that there's a lack of talent... I think Amanda Nunes has real potential. If you look at Claudia Gadelha, she's world-class. Joanna Jedrzejczyk, world-class. There's a few. Cris Cyborg, steroids or no steroids, take away the controversy, go by her performances, ferocious. That's four. There's four of them."
-Joe Rogan rips into the Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm booking during his "Fight Companion" podcast during Sunday's UFC Fight Night 74 broadcast (transcribed by MMAFighting.com).
Penick's Analysis: The matchup's definitely an indictment on the level of competition in this division. Even Nunes - who admittedly looked excellent against Sara McMann - has been beaten several times, and doesn't seem like she's got anything different to offer against Rousey than anyone else. Holm fighting Rousey off of the fights she's had just really doesn't make a ton of sense no matter how Dana White wants to spin it, and it's a situation where Rogan's candid comments outside of a UFC broadcast are a welcome repudiation of one of the organization's moves.
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