UFC fighter Holly Holm calls for an end to the sexualization of children

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Holly Holm called for the end of the sexualization of children on Saturday after defeating Yana Santos via unanimous decision.

It was Holm’s first win since 2020 and she expressed something that she said had been on her heart.

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Holly Holm, top, controls Yana Santos during the UFC on ESPN 43 event at AT&T Center on March 25, 2023, in San Antonio, Texas. (Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"Something’s been on my heart and I feel like I have the platform to say it, I need to say it," Holm said. "I just feel it’s really sad all the sexualization of our children right now and we need to protect them whatever that may be. Let’s protect the children, please!"

At the post-fight press conference, Holm explained what she was talking about.

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"You know there’s a lot of things, I don’t ever want to be… I’m not even a real political person," Holm added. "I don’t like to put that stuff around any of my social media… but there’s also just right and wrong. I feel like everybody should be on the same side on that. I don’t 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. 

Holly Holm hugs Yana Santos in their bantamweight fight at AT&T Center on March 25, 2023, in San Antonio, Texas. (Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"There’s a lot of child trafficking. I mean that’s like the extreme part. There’s a lot of levels to it. You see it almost being more accepted and I think that’s really