Middleweight mainstay, Kevin Holland is about for his return to motion in January on the flagship UFC 311 occasion — taking over current debutante, Dutch grappler, Reineir de Ridder in a high-stakes pairing — with the cardboard at present anticipated to happen in California.
Holland, a perennial contender at each the middleweight and welterweight restrict throughout his prolonged tenure with the UFC, most lately featured in a pairing towards Georgian challenger, Roman Dolidze at UFC 307 simply final month, dropping a primary spherical nook’s stoppage TKO defeat.
As for former ONE Championship gold holder, de Ridder, the Dutch grappling star took on fellow trapping sensation, Gerald Meerschaert simply earlier this month at UFC Vegas 100 — returning to the middleweight restrict with an eventual arm-triangle submission win within the third spherical.
Kevin Holland books UFC 311 return towards Reinier de Ridder
With three wins and three defeats in his final six appearances within the Octagon, Riverside native, Holland’s most up-to-date win got here at UFC 302 in New Jersey, submitting Polish opponent, Michal Oleksiejczuk with a taut armbar win within the first spherical.
And through his tenure within the Octagon, Holland has racked up different notable wins over the likes of Michael Chiesa, Santiago Ponzinibbio, Jacare Souza, Anthony Hernandez, and Joaquin Buckley.
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Throughout his time with the Singapore-based ONE Championship, de Ridder — who has turned in a powerful twelve separate submission victories, received the promotion’s middleweight and light-weight heavyweight crowns with wins over Burmese favourite, Aung La Nsang — earlier than defending his title towards Vitaly Bigdash of observe.
