UFC fight 111 Holly holm defeats Correia via KO in the third

Official Marc Goddard ventured into spare Correia after Holm took after her concussive kick with a punch to the hacks that thumped the Brazilian level on the canvas.

Just minutes prior, Correia had insulted Holm to connect with – and the appropriate response left her oblivious.

Holm took after the highlight-reel win with her mark reverse somersault, which she hadn't done in almost two years before her main event in Singapore.

The knockout was a decided completion of a generally conditional battle. After the contenders orbited interminably, drawing a notice for meekness from Goddard in the second, boos demonstrated the group's understanding was wearing dainty.

Holm, ever the counter-contender, generally remained at range and utilized her kicks to kill at Correia, who came into the battle with a stature and achieve drawback. In spite of those long appendages, Correia figured out how to discover her way inside, associating late in the opening casing with a blend that stood out enough to be noticed. For the most part, however, the contenders moved around the octagon.

Correia obviously became weary of the pace, as well. With her insults, she welcomed a piece that may recover the group of onlookers on her side. However, that ended up being her demise, as she strolled straight into a kick that put Holm's shin straight to her face.

It was Holm's first win in the octagon since she did likewise to ex-champion Ronda Rousey, overturning the MMA world in November 2015 with a stunning bombshell knockout.

"Stunning," Holm said of snapping a three-battle slip. "There's such a large number of things I need to state, however this battle, I know she could make muddled, and I heard a considerable measure of boos from the first round. Be that as it may, what I needed to do was make it look as perfect as possible."

After Holm's analysis going for the inaugural ladies' featherweight title finished in an untidy choice misfortune to Germaine de Randamie, her complete couldn't have been more great. Now that she's back in the bantamweight division, the question is the means by which she use the execution in a division governed by champ Amanda Nunes.

Holm disregarded inquiries concerning her future and said she'd preferably make the most of her win than plot her best course of action.

"It's been 18 months since I've possessed the capacity to do a reverse somersault in here, and I was happy to do it in Singapore."