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Nolan King and Ken Hathaway

Kevin Holland takes back Donald Cerrone callout after UFC 272, targets his ‘student’ instead

LAS VEGAS – Kevin Holland already defeated one “Cowboy,” but has walked back his callout of a second one.

In the cage after his UFC 272 TKO win against Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira, Holland (22-7 MMA, 9-4 UFC) indicated he’d be willing to take out another “Cowboy,” subtly indicating Donald Cerrone, who sat cageside in Las Vegas.

However, at his post-fight news conference Saturday after his successful return to welterweight, Holland back-tracked his callout and focused on a different name instead. Rather than fight the “OG,” Holland is interested in a bout against Cerrone’s protege, Daniel Rodriguez. Holland was scheduled to fight Rodriguez (16-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) at UFC on ESPN 9 in May 2020, but withdrew due to injury.

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