Top 10 lesser known facts about UFC women's champion Holly Holm

The Underdog that conquered RondaA few months back, the name Holly Holm wouldn’t have rang any bells in our heads. We did not care about her elite career in boxing, we did not care about how much force her kicks carried, she was virtually unknown until she came up against UFC’s biggest draw, Ronda Rousey.In comparison to Holm, Rousey was a star. She had the bright limelight of Hollywood shining above her head, she was worshiped by the paparazzis that died to get a glimpse of her, hell, she even had her WrestleMania moment with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.It was, for the passive viewer, a match that Holm was destined to lose.But that is the beauty of her win. She was the underdog and we always love when an underdog gets out there and shouts ‘Yo Adrian’ (unwanted Rocky reference). So the bottom line is, Holm now has the spotlight on her and we are going to take a look at some interesting facts about the girl that out classed the Rowdy.

#10 The Preachers daughter

Holly is nicknamed ‘The Preacher’s Daughter’. Although it might not be an intimidating one for a female MMA fighter, she sticks around with this name because of her father, Roger.

Roger was a preacher in the Bosque Farms Church of Christ for nearly 18 years and she proudly took up the name because of this. The spiritual roots of her father has influenced Holly as well as she enjoys reading the bible during her free time.

As far as the name is concerned, she proved that an intimidating name is not needed to get the work done inside the octagon of UFC.