UFC London winner Kevin Holland says lavish spending leads to active fight schedule: “The amount of money I spend these days…”
UFC London winner Kevin Holland's spending habits have him fighting a lot just to keep a very active schedule.
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UFC London winner Kevin Holland needs more fights to support his lifestyle (Source: IG (@trailblaze2top)/IMAGO)
Why would he stop now that Kevin Holland just got back into the win column at UFC London at the O2 Arena? Well, for one – Holland, 32, has years left but still isn’t on the ripe side of things. For another – he has made recent shifts from middleweight to welterweight and means to acclimate to the hydration. However, Holland said ‘more money, more problems’ is a thing and he needs to keep performing.
Last weekend, Kevin Holland lit up the drowsy card watching the UFC London main card with quite a hard-fought decision. He defeated Gunnar Nelson via UD to snap a two-fight loss streak. However, with his lush traits, ‘Trailblazer’ said there’s no rest for the wicked.
The amount of money I make these days, I could definitely slow down…But the amount of money I spend these days, I stay active…
Kevin Holland during UFC London post-fight fighter interviews
Holland, who is the most active fighter on the roster since 2020, has five wins under his belt at welterweight. Last year, the American fighter tracked for most fights since October 2021 [11]. Holland fought four times in 2022, twice in 2023, and thrice last year. While two of his fights came in defeat in 2025, he has now bounced back to better footing.
Always ready to pitch in, Holland said he needs to; with great monetary power comes great responsibility to spend it. Holland’s lifestyle mandated he keeps making more and won’t mind competing against anyone. Part of his original schedule for making money was to keep fighting at 185 pounds. With a win, he is open to a tune-up at 170. However. he felt 170 wasn’t a big money earner as it would slow down his activity and pace.
Kevin Holland weighs in on future at welterweight
Kevin Holland had promised nothing before UFC London, last weekend. He did not say he was going to entertain vs. Nelson with a time shift after having to acclimate to UK timings. He did not say welterweight would favor him or that this would be a place to stay. But fight he did, and quite well with a drop-down in his hydration.
In the fight week build-up to UFC London, Holland hinted a move down to welterweight won’t be forever. Now, after his win, he’s warmed up to the idea that he performs well here. Case in point, he rose to the occasion and incurred a split decision against now-title challenger Jack Della Maddalena at 170 pounds.
Holland admitted that he would look better if he weighed 170 pounds, but said that it would slow down his activities. For now, nothing is certain for the ‘Trailblazer.’
If it’s 170 pounds, …then let’s be smart and I’ll possibly do a couple of months down the road then another one a couple of months down the road, …If it’s 170 pounds, probably only get two more in this year, three at the most. If it’s 185 pounds, I can fight every f*cking weekend!
Kevin Holland further said
Ahead of UFC London, Kevin Holland lost to newcomer Reinier de Ridder at UFC 311. RDR defeated him via first-round submission (rear-naked choke) – 3:31 mark, and made it look easy. A big takeaway of UFC London was Holland grappling along the way and retracting from clinches. Holland thought he was able to handle Nelson’s grapples a lot better due to weight change, not just skills.
Kevin Holland is the first fighter in 2025 to have made two octagon appearances already; he’s 1-1 at the moment. Concurrently, he has no plans of slowing down. But, 170 pounds will help or hinder his pace forward or not is the tough choice.
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