HOLLY HOLM IS HOME AND THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE HELD ITS BIG PARADE FOR THE UFC BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION SUNDAY. THE MAYOR’S OFFICE SAYS ABOUT 20-THOUSAND PEOPLE ATTENDED. AND GOVERNOR MARTINEZ PROCLAIMED DECEMBER 6TH AS HOLLY HOLM DAY IN NEW MEXICO.
HOLM … WHO BEAT OPPONENT RHONDA ROUSEY AND, THUS, BECAME THE FIRST PERSON EVER TO WIN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS … SAYS SHE DOESN’T WANT TO BE PLACED ON A PEDESTAL. SHE SAYS ABQ GAVE HER THE SUPPORT TO WIN AND SHE LOVES BEING PART OF THE PEOPLE.
THE PARADE WAS ALSO A FUNDRAISER … AND BROUGHT IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE CHILDREN’S CHRISTIAN HOME AND DONATED FOOD FOR THE RESCUE MISSION.
