Kevin Holland still has sour feelings about how the latest chapter of his career unfolded, and he’s uncertain about the future going into UFC on ESPN 42.
Holland (23-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC) faces Stephen Thompson (16-6-1 MMA, 11-6-1 UFC) in Saturday’s welterweight main event at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. The card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+. It’s an important fight for Holland, who has gone winless in his two previous headliners inside the octagon.
More significant perhaps is Holland’s need to bounce back from his UFC 279 defeat to Khamzat Chimaev in September. The chaotic fight week is one that won’t soon be forgotten after the entire top of the card was overhauled on weigh-in day, with Holland shifting from facing Daniel Rodriguez to Chimaev and ultimately being quickly finished by submission.
