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UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland: 5 best wins of Kevin Holland ahead of UFC Orlando

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland: 5 best wins of Kevin Holland ahead of UFC Orlando

UFC Fight Night: UFC News: On the internet right now, there are several conversations on Kevin Holland vs. Stephen Thompson. As they are about to square off in the octagon. Notably, many fans believe that Holland will prevail in the duel, and overwhelmingly, he is the favorite. Trailblazer has been one of the most dominating […]

UFC Fight Night: UFC News: On the internet right now, there are several conversations on Kevin Holland vs. Stephen Thompson. As they are about to square off in the octagon. Notably, many fans believe that Holland will prevail in the duel, and overwhelmingly, he is the favorite. Trailblazer has been one of the most dominating UFC fighters, winning 12 of his matches by knockout and achieving a great 23-8-0 MMA record. For UFC News updates with InsideSport.in

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Holland has the trademark of talking to his opponents while brutally crushing them in the match. Thus, The UFC fighter got a nickname from Dana White, “Big Mouth,” and it is what makes him most well-known. In light of the fact that he will shortly face Thompson in the forthcoming event, let’s first take a look at his five greatest victories in the UFC.

Although he has competed in so many exceptional matches, the following five contests are among his greatest in which he outplayed his opponent and stole the victory.

UFC Fight Night: Top UFC PPV Victories for Kevin Holland

UFC 272 against Alex Oliveira

At UFC 272, Holland had engaged with Alex Olivera, where he showed his prowess once again in an upheaval fight. From the start, he was looking dominant and clinched the victory in the 2nd round. 

The bout was stopped 38 seconds into the second round when Olivera unleashed a flurry of blows and an elbow that caused Trailblazer to knock Olivera to the ground. Kevin Holland, who was making his welterweight debut, was successful in earning the victory. Unquestionably, this was one of his best performances yet.

UFC 256 Against Jacare Souza

At UFC 256 in December, Holland fought MMA veteran Jacare Souza in his first major match. However, despite remaining aggressive, he had a tough time from the beginning of this battle. In the fight, Holland attempted a triangle choke and elbows to the back of the opponent, but Souza took advantage of Holland’s move and sent him to the ground.

Souza then tried to take advantage of his effort to rise up by trying to strike him. After engaging him in conversation in his trademark style, Holland famously said, “I had a dream about this,” after which he abruptly started punching him, hit him in the head, and won the fight by KO while being on the ground.

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UFC Fight Night Austin: Kevin Holland vs Tim Means

Fans witnessed a competitive exchange of blows between Holland and Means in their first round, with Means able to dominate and Holland taking a pounding. During the first phase of the second round, Holland tried to find a way to outperform Tim Means.

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland: 5 best wins of Kevin Holland ahead of UFC Orlando

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UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland: 5 best wins of Kevin Holland ahead of UFC Orlando

And he did find as he finished it with a right-hand blow and took him down. At this time, Trailblazer aggressively attempted a D’Arce choke, causing Tim Means to give up.

Holland vs Anthony Hernandez

Kevin Holland decisively crushed Anthony Hernandez, in a matter of seconds. Holland struck with a powerful elbow and then a brutal knee to the body.

Following this encounter that sent Hernandez to the floor, the ref stopped the fight as Holland kept punching Hernandez.

Holland vs Joaquin Buckley

In this intense battle, Buckley appeared to have the upper hand because of his devastating punch. Holland, however, had a response for every question, and he did launch a comeback when Buckley continued to hit him. Subsequently, 32 seconds into the third round, Holland fired two consecutive shots to send Buckley to the ground, earning Holland a TKO victory.

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