EDITOR’S NOTE: Continuing Front Row’s pledge to take fans places they rarely see, today we kick off a new series from editorial assistant Taylor Garrett called “TaylorMade.” The recurring feature will put you alongside Taylor as she roams the studios, halls, buildings, offices and green rooms across ESPN’s sprawling Bristol, Conn., campus. Additionally, Taylor will contribute a regular end-of-the-week wrap up of some of the best social media moments from around the company, in “T.G.I.S – Taylor Garrett In Social.”
We begin with Taylor’s tagalong with UFC Bantamweight World Champion Holly Holm, who recently visited ESPN for her first “Car Wash” following her stunning upset of Ronda Rousey. This week, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne wrote the definitive post-fight piece on Rousey, including exclusive access to the former champ as she plots her next move.
10:15 a.m. Le Batard & Stugotz show via satellite. (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)
10:30 a.m. Holly’s UFC Championship Belt (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)
10:30 a.m. (L) UFC PR Director Dave Lockett & (R) Holly. Headed to First Take studio. (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)
10:40 a.m. Holm makes her appearance on First Take with Molly Qerim, Skip Bayless and (via satellite) Stephen A. Smith.
10:39 a.m. Filming the introductory clip for Holly on First Take (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)
10:45 a.m. Holly Holm on First Take (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)
11:00 a.m. Holm ponders the options of the ESPN Cafe and then enjoys the College Football Hallway and plays the New Mexico fight song.
11:37 a.m.SportsCenter with Jay Crawford in the “Holly Holm Studio.”
Holly meeting SportsCenter anchor Jay Crawford before going on set. (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)
Quote wall in DC-2 studios on the way to SportsCenter (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)
En route to SC (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)
Holm with the original ESPN sign. (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)
Chris Broussard had to meet her, he’s a huge fan of Holm. (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)
SportsCenterturned into the “Holly Holm Studio”. (Taylor Garrett/ESPN)
12:02 p.m. Holly runs into rapper Jadakiss while he was in the in the studio promoting his latest album and asked if he could take a quick pic with the champion…he’s a big fan of hers.