Final Combating Championship tweener Kevin
Holland is opting to maneuver again right down to the burden he claims
will make him extra disciplined.
Per an preliminary report by social media person realkevink
on Tuesday, Holland’s (26-13, 1 NC) relocation to 170 kilos will
have him squaring off in opposition to jiu-jitsu ace Gunnar
Nelson (19-5-1) at
UFC London. The 2 will battle it out on the O2 Enviornment in
London on March 22, with affirmation of the pairing approaching
Thursday from
a number of retailers. Per these retailers, the fighters have verbally
agreed however the contracts haven’t been signed.
Holland competed 4 occasions in 2024, profitable simply as soon as after
getting dropped by Michal
Oleksiejczuk and snaring a limb-snapping armbar. A call
loss to Michael
Web page, a nook stoppage defeat in opposition to Roman
Dolidze and a fast rear-naked choke setback to Reinier
de Ridder put the Texan’s again in opposition to the wall. As a professional,
“Trailblazer” nonetheless presents a harmful end price of 85%, with
every of his final seven wins coming inside the gap.
This can be Nelson’s first stroll to the cage in over two years, as
he final competed at UFC 286 in March 2023. The Iceland-based
athlete has solely set foot within the Octagon twice because the Pandemic,
albeit in wins in opposition to Takashi
Sato and Bryan
Barberena. A member of the roster since 2012, Nelson has fought
simply 15 occasions, celebrating victories over names like Omari
Akhmedov, Alan Jouban
and Alex
Oliveira alongside the way in which. Compared, Holland debuted within the
UFC in 2018 and has 24 appearances below his belt.
UFC London goes down inside the O2 Enviornment in London on March 22,
with welterweights taking middle stage in addition to former champ
Leon
Edwards involves blows with Jack
Della Maddalena. The co-main attraction comes at 205 kilos as
former beltholder Jan
Blachowicz throws down with rising contender Carlos
Ulberg. Different key pairings on the billing embody Molly
McCann vs. Istela
Nunes at strawweight and Nathaniel
Wooden in opposition to Morgan
Charriere in a featherweight contest.
