Rousey and Holm (right) (photo via UFC)

By FCF Staff

Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm will battle at UFC 193 tonight, in what will be one of the biggest events the organization has held.

Although Holm is a massive underdog heading into the bout, she has long been considered a potential threat to Rousey’s reign, due to her decorated boxing career.

On the latest edition of “UFC Tonight“, UFC commentators Kenny Florian and Daniel Cormier provided their insights on the fight. Here is some of what they had to say (quotes via FOX Sports 1 press release):

“This is the fight Holly has been expecting for a long time,” said Florian. “She’s been working with an Olympic teammate of Ronda’s sharpening up her judo for a long time. She needs to keep it standing, stick and move, and outpoint Ronda for the win.”

“Ronda has to pressure Holm a lot. The thing about Holm, she’s good at creating distance,” added Florian. “You can’t give her space to work with. She throws a lot of different weapons, and has more weapons than Rousey. Rousey leans on her hands and clinch fighting. She’s got to pressure Holm up against the cage.

“At Jackson’s, they always make sure their people are prepared for the belt. We know Ronda’s weapon of choice is the arm bar, but Ronda has knockouts now, with knees and big right hands, as we saw in the last fight. She’s a well-rounded fighter. She’s not just a grappler anymore. She can do everything”, said Cormier. “For Ronda, she needs to close the distance, take Holly down and make it a short fight.”

UFC 193 will be hosted by the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.