{"id":1905148,"date":"2023-03-26T16:26:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T20:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protect-the-children-ufc-fighter-holly-holm-denounces-the-sexualization-of-minors-during-victory-speech\/"},"modified":"2023-03-26T16:28:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T20:28:09","slug":"protect-the-children-ufc-fighter-holly-holm-denounces-the-sexualization-of-minors-during-victory-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protect-the-children-ufc-fighter-holly-holm-denounces-the-sexualization-of-minors-during-victory-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Protect The Children\u2019: UFC Fighter Holly Holm Denounces The Sexualization Of Minors During Victory Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprotect-the-children-ufc-fighter-holly-holm-denounces-the-sexualization-of-minors-during-victory-speech%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1905148&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>American UFC fighter Holly Holm denounced the sexualization of children during her women\u2019s bantamweight victory speech on Saturday night at UFC on ESPN 43.<\/p>\n<p>Holm, 41, a former women\u2019s bantamweight champion, defeated Yana Santos via unanimous decision in the co-main event at AT&#038;T Center in San Antonio, marking her first win since 2020. Following her victory, Holm drew attention to the ongoing sexualization of children, calling for her fans to \u201cprotect the children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething\u2019s been on my heart, and I feel like I have the platform to say it,\u201d Holm told the crowded AT&#038;T Center. \u201cI just feel it\u2019s really sad all the sexualization of our children right now, and we need to protect them, whatever that may be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s protect the children, please!\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Holly Holm talking about protecting our children \ud83d\udcaf <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yF0voNuW0X\">pic.twitter.com\/yF0voNuW0X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hodgetwins\/status\/1639830163000119297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Holm, a southpaw from Sandia Heights in Albuquerque who calls herself \u201cThe Preacher\u2019s Daughter,\u201d further explained in a post-fight press conference to reporters that calling to end the sexualization of children should not be a partisan issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, there\u2019s a lot of things, I don\u2019t ever want to be \u2014 I\u2019m not even a real political person,\u201d Holm said. \u201cBut there\u2019s also just right and wrong. I feel like everybody should be on the same side on that. I don\u2019t feel like that has anything to do with left side, right side, or anything like that. I feel like everybody should be wanting to protect their children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mixed-martial artist said she used her platform to speak out against the issue \u201cto get everybody together to protect children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of child trafficking,\u201d she said. \u201cI mean, that\u2019s like the extreme part. There\u2019s a lot of levels to it. You see it almost being more accepted, and I think that\u2019s really sad. I feel like we should all do what we can. A lot of people don\u2019t know what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt affects people in their long-term life too. I have friends that are adults, and their biggest \u2013 that kinda is a shadow, kind of that dark space for them \u2013 is being sexualized when they were young,\u201d she added. \u201cI feel like it\u2019s almost getting accepted.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Holly Holm explains why she used the platform of her <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCSanAntonio?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCSanAntonio<\/a> post-fight interview to speak out about the sexualization of children.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCSanAntonio?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCSanAntonio<\/a> | Full video: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f3wyzrR4if\">https:\/\/t.co\/f3wyzrR4if<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/98tnbG96TL\">pic.twitter.com\/98tnbG96TL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMAJunkie\/status\/1639851689430712321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/35950282\/ufc-fight-night-takeaways-cory-sandhagen-holly-holm-emphatically-keep-their-names-title-picture\">ESPN<\/a>, Holm dominated Santos for all three rounds of the fight, where she landed four takedowns and maintained control in the Octagon. UFC officials called the battle for Holm in a lopsided unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27).<\/p>\n<p>Lenny Fresquez, promoter for Holm, told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/2583819\/holm-41-commits-to-six-more-ufc-fights.html\">Albuquerque Journal<\/a> that Saturday\u2019s fight launched the first of six under a renewal contract with the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer mission is to get that gold,\u201d Fresquez said. \u201cShe\u2019s one or two fights away from it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Holm, who last fought in 2022, told the outlet she would continue fighting for another shot at the title.<\/p>\n<p>Holm shocked the MMA world when she first captured the bantamweight title in November 2015 after she knocked out an undefeated Ronda Rousey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American UFC fighter Holly Holm denounced the sexualization of children during her women\u2019s bantamweight victory speech on Saturday night at UFC on ESPN 43. Holm, 41, a former women\u2019s bantamweight champion, defeated Yana Santos via unanimous decision in the co-main event at AT&amp;T Center in San Antonio, marking her first win since 2020. 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