Kevin Holland will reportedly meet Gunnar Nelson at UFC London in March.
‘Trailblazer’ has had a tough previous couple of years. Whereas nonetheless one of the crucial entertaining strikers within the UFC, Kevin Holland has misplaced 4 of his final 5 fights. After struggling losses to Jack Della Maddalena and Michael Web page, he selected a return to 185 kilos. In his first bout again at middleweight final June, he scored a submission win over Michal Oleksiejczuk.
Nevertheless, back-to-back losses to Roman Dolidze and Reinier de Ridder have Kevin Holland transferring again down in weight. As first reported by Actual Kevin Okay on X and later confirmed by MMA Junkie, ‘Trailblazer’ shall be dealing with Gunnar Nelson in March. The 2 will meet on a UFC London card, set to be headlined by Leon Edwards vs. Jack Della Maddalena.
For his half, ‘Gunni’ has quietly been constructing momentum. He final appeared within the cage in March 2023, dealing with Bryan Barberena in London. There, Gunnar Nelson earned his second win in a row, scoring a first-round submission victory over ‘Bam Bam’. This March, he’ll look to maneuver his profitable streak to a few towards Kevin Holland.
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REPORT | Kevin Holland set to fulfill Gunnar Nelson in welterweight return at UFC London
As of now, the UFC London card continues to be being constructed out. Nevertheless, there may be much more booked than simply Kevin Holland vs. Gunnar Nelson and Leon Edwards vs. Jack Della Maddalena. Slated for the co-main occasion is the return of former light-heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz. The Polish fighter hasn’t been seen since a split-decision loss to Alex Pereira in the summertime of 2023.
At UFC London, Blachowicz will meet the rising Carlos Ulberg. ‘Black Jag’ enters the cardboard using a seven-fight profitable streak, final beating Volkan Oezdemir in October. The winner of the light-heavyweight bout may simply be subsequent for the winner of Alex Pereria vs. Magomed Ankalaev later this 12 months.
Right here’s how the remainder of the UFC London card stacks up proper now:
Welterweight (Foremost Occasion): Leon Edwards vs. Jack Della Maddalena
Gentle Heavyweight Bout: Jan Błachowicz vs. Carlos Ulberg
Welterweight Bout: Kevin Holland vs. Gunnar Nelson
Girls’s Flyweight Bout: Molly McCann vs. Istela Nunes
Gentle Heavyweight Bout: Alonzo Menifield vs. Oumar Sy
Light-weight Bout: Jai Herbert vs. Chris Padilla
Heavyweight Bout: Marcin Tybura vs. Mick Parkin
Flyweight Bout: Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Felipe dos Santos
Middleweight Bout: Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Andrey Pulyaev
Girls’s Strawweight Bout: Shauna Bannon vs. Puja Tomar
Featherweight Bout: Nathaniel Wooden vs. Morgan Charrière
Bantamweight Bout: Nathan Fletcher vs. Caolán Loughran
What do you make of this UFC London combat announcement? Who do you bought? Kevin Holland or Gunnar Nelson?