Holly Holm is an American mixed martial artist and former kickboxer and boxer. Let’s explore Holly Holm’s children, net worth, and career.

Biography of Holly Holm

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 is of Irish descent while Libra is her zodiac sign.

She is tall and stands 5 feet tall. 8 inches (1.73 m).

Holly was interested in sports since childhood, she played soccer and even took part in gymnastics, swimming and diving. She attended Manzano High School, graduating in 2000, and then transferred to the University of New Mexico, where she studied for only one year.

She began making her way into the world of boxing and kickboxing when she began taking aerobics classes at the age of 16. Her very first victory was the International Rules adult women’s welterweight division title at the 2001 IKF USA Amateur National Championship tournament.

Holm gained wide recognition as a multiple world boxing champion, winning over eighteen world championships in three different weight classes.

Her breakthrough came when she faced women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey on November 14, 2015, defeating her and winning her three-year title.

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

Holm starred alongside Miesha Tate and Cris Cyborg in the 2016 feature film Fight Valley.

In addition to being popular in the world of sports, she has also established herself as a public figure, having more than 2.1 million followers on her Instagram: @hollyholm and more than 366,000 followers on Twitter: @HollyHolm.

Holly Holm was born as the youngest of three children to 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.

As her father was a pastor, she was nicknamed “the preacher’s daughter.”

Holly grew up near Bosque Farms with her two older brothers, Brian and Weston Holm. However, her parents divorced in 2000 when Holly was 19.

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

Holly Holm has married once so far. Her first marriage was to her high school sweetheart, Jeff Kirkpatrick.

Kirkpatrick is also an American businessman whom she met while studying. They got married on April 27, 2012 after several years of dating.

However, their marriage only lasted seven years as it was revealed in January 2019 that the couple had separated in March 2018. Holm filed for divorce and attempted to reclaim her maiden name following her divorce.

They never had a child together.

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

She received her first ever amount of $50,000 per fight and gradually increased it to $250,000 for her massive victory against Ronda Rousey.

Children of Holly Holm: Does Holly Holm have children?

TMZ reported that the fighter requested to change her last name Holm-Kirkpatrick to her maiden name, Holm. The duo married in 2012 and have no children together.