UFC middleweight, Joseph Holmes claims he was the sufferer of an assault by the hands of UFC fan-favorite Kevin Holland and his mates.
“They beat me up, they beat me down, they stomped on me whereas I used to be down,” Holmes stated in a video posted to social media late Friday night (h/t MMA Junkie for the transcription). “F*ck, Kevin Holland. F*ck that man. I simply obtained fricking jumped.”
The alleged assault is claimed to have taken place at XKO 60 a regional present in Dallas, TX.
“I’m strolling by the venue, he finally ends up being in entrance of me, I make fast eye contact and proceed on my approach,” Holmes stated i the video. “I don’t say a phrase, don’t have a look at him, don’t contact him, nothing. So then literary lower than 10 minutes later, me and my lady, we’re about to go away, and for a fast second I’m going, ‘Hey, shoot. I simply left my garments upstairs,’ as a result of I modified garments.
“I’m going again to run upstairs the place my fighter was to seize my garments that I left, and I see Kevin Holland coming down the steps. I’m strolling up the steps, and he actually stops in entrance of me, me, and he like seems at me and reaches his palms out like he’s stopping me to go upstairs.
“Then he grabs my f*cking arm. So what am I going to do? I’m like, “Na, (specific), get your palms off me,’ and I again him up. … And subsequent factor you realize, I’m getting punched at the back of my f*cking head. And I’m simply sitting there like, ‘What the f*ck.’ My glasses get tossed throughout the room, my earphones get tossed off me. I’m simply standing there confused, ‘What the f*ck did I do.’ I’m simply attempting to stroll up the steps.’”
Holmes referred to as out for a legit UFC battle with Holland in response to the assault.
Shortly after the video surfaced, Holland posted on his Instagram Story responding to Holmes.
“Let’s be actual, they received’t let me battle dude however you’ll be able to put $20k on sparring,” Holland wrote. “… Piss or get off the pot.”
Holmes is 1-2 within the UFC and holds a win over Alen Amedovski who he submited within the first spherical of their Might 2022 battle.
