Holly Holm is an American mixed martial artist and a former kickboxer and a boxer. Let’s explore Holly Holm husband, personal life and career.

Holly Holm Biography

Holly Holm was born on October 17, 1981, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Her birth name is Holly Rene Holm. 

Holm belongs to White ethnicity and if of Irish descent while Libra is her zodiac sign. 

She stands tall with a height of 5ft. 8inch.(1.73m

Holly had an interest in sports since her childhood that she played soccer and even participated in gymnastics, swimming, and diving. She attended Manzano High School from where she got graduated in 2000, after which she joined the University of New Mexico where she studied just for a year. 

She began to walk on the path to the world of boxing and kickboxing when she got into aerobic classes at age of 16. Her first-ever win was the title of the International Rules Adult Women’s Welterweight Division at the IKF USA National Amateur Championship Tournament in 2001. 

Holm got much recognition for being the multiple-time world champion in boxing winning over eighteen world championships in three different weight classes. 

Her breakthrough performance came when she went against Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey on November 14, 2015, defeating her and winning her three-year reign title. 

On August 1, 2020, she was scheduled to face Irene Aldana, which later was rescheduled on October 4, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana which she won via unanimous decision. 

Holm has appeared in the 2016 feature film, “Fight Valley” alongside Miesha Tate and Cris Cyborg. 

Her net worth is estimated to be around $4 million. 

She got her first-ever amount worth $50k per fight gradually increasing up to the amount of $250k for her massive win against Ronda Rousey.

Not only she is popular in the sports world but also has established herself as a public figure garnering over 2.1 million followers on her Instagram: @hollyholm and over 366k followers on Twitter: @HollyHolm. 

Holly Holm was born as the youngest of three children of her parents: Roger Holm(father) and Tammy Holm(mother). Her father, Roger, is a Church of Christ preacher while her mother, Tammy, is a massage therapist.

For his father being a preacher, she got the nickname of “The Preacher’s Daughter”.

Holly grew up along with her two elder brothers: Brian and Weston Holm near Bosque Farms. Her parents however divorced in 2000 when Holly was 19 years old.

She is close to her family as her father always attends her fights, and even assisted for years in her corner during her boxing matches. 

Holly Holm husband: Who is Holly Holm Married to?

Holly Holm got married once to date. Her first marriage was with her high-school sweetheart, Jeff Kirkpatrick.

Kirkpatrick is also an American businessman whom she met while they were both in college. They got married on April 27, 2012, after dating for several years.

Their marriage however lasted just for 7 years as in January 2019, it was revealed that the couple had separated in March 2018. Holm filed for a divorce and sought to get her maiden name back following her divorce.

They never shared a child together. 

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