Former professional boxer and kickboxer Holly Holm have finally found her way to the MMA. During her boxing career, she became an 18-time world champion in three separate weight classes.

According to Holm "Over time it became clear to me, and maybe because it is new and there is so much to learn, but I just became so much more passionate about MMA."

UFC President was in a lot of pressure as Holm fought and won against Juliana Werner on April 4 in Albuquerque to win the Legacy women's bantamweight title.

Now that she is officially signed with the UFC, she will make her debut on Dec. 6 when she meets Raquel Pennington at UFC 181.

She said "I was around boxing a long time and not just around boxing, but at a high level. I have a lot of experience in boxing against a lot of really high quality opposition. But in transitioning to MMA, there is so much to learn and I'm still on that learning curve. It feels good to go to the gym and be challenged and feel like I'm learning new things every day, but I have a lot of work to do."

And just like any other female MMA fighter, Holm could not escape the question about Ronda Rousey.

To this she said "Ronda has been incredible and she's run through everyone without it being too much of a competition. In trying to close the gap on her, a lot of girls don't want to get too close because then she can clinch and toss you to the ground and then arm bar you in two seconds. But if you don't get close enough, you can't hit her. You have to be able to put together a game plan to get past that."

She adds "If you're going to be in range, you have to be ready to deal with the clinch game. If you're going to be out, you better be working on some angles to try to strike from distance and use footwork and the cage to your advantage. I'm not saying girls haven't tried, but she's obviously just flat shut down their plans."