LAS VEGAS -- Holly Holm guesses about 90 percent of the interviews she has ever granted have ended up focusing on Ronda Rousey.

It was that way before the two fought in November and it has been that way since. At this point, Lenny Fresquez, Holm's longtime manager, has suggested she simply refuse to discuss the topic. So far at least, Holm hasn't

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"The media, a lot of them have 'RR' on their mind," Fresquez told ESPN.com. "As a matter of fact, I told Holly to quit answering the Ronda questions. Say, 'No comment. Next question.' Why are we talking about Ronda?"

Holm (10-0), a former world boxing champion-turned UFC bantamweight titleholder, will make her first title defense Saturday against Miesha Tate (17-5) at UFC 196 inside MGM Grand Garden Arena. The championship bout will co-headline the pay-per-view event, along with a non-title welterweight fight featuring Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz.

Should Holm win, the Rousey questions won't stop. In fact, they'll be as loud as ever. Holm, of course, scored the biggest upset in UFC history four months ago, when she knocked out the previously unbeaten Rousey at UFC 193 in Melbourne, Australia. Rousey, 29, has sworn she'll be back although there is no exact timeframe for her return.

The situation begs the question: What is there to gain this weekend if you're Holm? Other than what should be a terrific payday (Holm will be making her first appearance under a new contract extension signed earlier this year), what's to gain in beating Tate?

Fresh off her upset win, UFC women's bantamweight champion Holly Holm can't go anywhere these days without the topic of Ronda Rousey emerging. Joshua Stebbings for ESPN

Does the shadow of a Rousey rematch not loom over everything Holm does until then?

She agrees that it does -- and that's perhaps the biggest reason to fight someone else. In addition to keeping Holm active, this fight is almost to say: See? This 135-pound division is still moving. It still has a champion who's willing to be in title fights. It exists, without Rousey.

"I want to be Holly Holm, that's my goal," Holm said. "I don't want to just be known as 'Holly, she beat Ronda.' I want to be known as a great fighter and I'm on that journey right now. Everybody was wondering how long it would be until my next fight and guess what? It ended up being sooner, rather than later.

"And not only do I want people to talk about my fights, but let's talk about all the other fighters that are doing such great things in this division. Miesha Tate has over 20 fights. She might have more than anyone else in the division. Look, did Ronda do a lot for the sport? Yes. Did she do it by herself? No.

"I guess my hope is that I want people to see all of us and not just one person. When they think about women's MMA, I want them to think about all the women in this division."