As the dust settled after Ronda Rousey’s shock defeat to Holly Holm, voices from around UFC had their say on the fight – and many of them were jubilant.

While most of the world saw the previously undefeated Rousey as a force of nature, Holm’s coach viewed her victory in more academic terms. “It was pretty much what we thought would happen,” said Greg Jackson, one of Holm’s head coaches. “Obviously, [Rousey is] an amazing athlete and we have nothing but respect for her, but she’s been very successful doing the same things for a long time, and we were able to capitalize on that.

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“The other coaches and I got together, and we’re not fans. We’re not like, ‘Oh God, Rousey is the greatest ever.’ It’s just a math problem to us. So it’s hard to understand the perspective just because this is what we do for a living. This is my job to figure it out.”

Rousey has come under criticism for being over-aggressive in the bantamweight title fight, and perhaps not giving her opponent enough respect after a string of quick victories. But another of Holm’s coaches, Mike Winkeljohn, said that his fighter was simply too versatile for Rousey.

“[Rousey] tried to box, and that wasn’t successful,” Winkeljohn said. “She tried to clinch and found out how hard that was. She tried to armbar. There was a lot of things that happened in that short amount of time, as a matter of fact, Holly took her down. So people are seeing a lot of what Holly can do.

“We knew we were fighting Ronda Rousey one day, so Holly never wanted to show all her cards. She still hasn’t shown all of her cards after tonight.”

The bookies still have Rousey as a favorite in a rematch, despite Holm’s control of Sunday’s fight in Melbourne. And Rousey’s coach, Edmond Tarverdyan, insisted she is still the best female fighter in the world. “I’m just heartbroken right now. Champ is the best,” Tarverdyan told ESPN. “[Rousey] is an amazing champion. Our belief says a lot, and we believe in everything we do. And she does, also. She works hard, and what she has done is very difficult to explain unless you witness it. The things she has done, no one can do them. She’ll come back stronger.”

But while Rousey licks her wound her old rivals revelled in Holm’s victory. Miesha Tate was upset at not getting a shot at Rousey and was jubilant when interviewed after Holm’s upset. “I’m fucking stoked,” Tate said. “Fuck Ronda Rousey. Fuck her and her ‘Nobody has the right to beat me.’ Nobody has the right to beat you? Well you just got beat, bitch. Anyways, I’m proud of Holly. She had a perfect, flawless game plan. She came in with it tonight and now she is the champion. I look forward to that fight, because I think that I’m next in line.”

Another of Rousey’s rivals, Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino was more succinct.

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Tate and Justino may not be as happy as professional gambler Dave Oancea, however. He put $20,000 on Holm to land the upset and walked away with a $240,000 pay-off. Oancea has enjoyed a pretty good month: he also hauled in $2.5m on a series of bets around the Kansas City Royals winning the World Series.