Kevin Holland wants to fight Belal Muhammad at 170 pounds


Kevin Holland wants to fight Belal Muhammad at 170 pounds

Kevin Holland vs Belal Muhammad

Kevin Holland got humbled by Derek Brunson at the main event of UFC Vegas 22. Brunson used his superior wrestling to dominate Holland for five-rounds and snatched away the victory.

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After the fight, Holland disclosed that he wanted to move down a division and want to fight Belal Muhammad.

He said, “Honestly, I’d like to get a nutritionist and try 170. Those boys are heavy in there at 85. It’s nothing I just can’t deal with. It’s just something that when you fight for 25 minutes, you think about that type of stuff.

“So, if I could try a 70 fight, that would be awesome. Belal kept mentioning my name getting ready for this fight, and I kept commenting on his little stuff. Belal [Muhammad is] coming off an eye poke, I’m coming off a loss. We wanted to fight before. Why not do it now?”

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“He played it smart, and good job for his part,” Holland appreciated Brunson for his performance

Kevin Holland Derek Brunson
Kevin Holland vs Derek Brunson

Kevin Holland accepted some flaws in his game and performance and appreciated what Brunson did. In the media-conference after the fight he said,

“Let’s go back to 15 minutes. I think I overthought it the whole week about it being 25 minutes, and then wrestling the whole time getting ready for the fight was rough, sparring 25 minutes the whole time was rough.

“So, I think I was just overthinking it. And then the last two rounds, I was like, oh crap, this ain’t that bad. I probably should have pushed it from the beginning, but sh*t, props to Brunson.”

“He played it smart, and good job for his part,” Holland said. “He did a really good job.”

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“I killed his undefeated takedown streak,” Holland beamed. “I’m a professional wrestler now.”

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