Kevin Holland mentioned his difficulty with Jorge Masvidal stemmed from the way in which he carries himself.
Holland and Masvidal have been concerned in two altercations throughout UFC 287 battle week, however neither was capable of present his facet of the story after Dana White shut down media members’ questions concerning the incidents throughout a press convention.
Holland mentioned he was a fan of Masvidal’s, however not a fan of his current actions when he attacked Leon Edwards backstage at UFC London in 2019, and allegedly assaulted Colby Covington after he misplaced to him at UFC 272 in March 2022.
“It’s ‘He says/she says,’ you realize what I imply? Just a few issues acquired misinterpreted,” Holland instructed MMA Junkie Radio. “However on the finish of the day, again within the day, large fan of the way in which the man acquired down. Over time, issues change. It was the Leon Edwards factor – none of my enterprise. I attempt to take a look at it prefer it was cool – it turned a spotlight of success, and I used to be like, ‘Rattling, when did punching folks behind the stage turn out to be one thing that we do? That we get love for?’
“I’m like, ‘Nicely sh*t, if that’s what it takes, possibly I ought to punch any person behind the stage.’ Then the Colby factor to me was a little bit outrageous, however I assume when folks cross the road, they cross the road. However you had an opportunity to deal with it within the cage and it didn’t get dealt with, so it was type of like poor sportsmanship.”
Each Holland and Masvidal competed at UFC 287. Holland knocked out Santiago Ponzinibbio, however Masvidal misplaced a call to Gilbert Burns and subsequently retired.
Whereas Holland had his eye on Masvidal’s “BMF” belt, he not sees a degree in addressing their warmth now that “Gamebred” has hung up his gloves.
“On the finish of the day it was only a bunch of canines barking,” Holland mentioned. “For me, he does have one thing I would like, which is the ‘BMF’ belt. BMF: ‘Bigmouth Motherf*cker.’ Is smart to me. So apart from that, it’s nothing. The man is profitable, want him nothing however the perfect. He’s outdoors of the game now, so no matter he does has nothing to do with me. He’s doing his personal factor. He retired, so f*ck it. Let it go.
“I needed the BMF (belt), and I didn’t really feel like a BMF ought to have been shifting the way in which he was shifting. If I ever had the BMF belt, I wouldn’t transfer like that. I’d deal with the belt in all conditions. I’d deal with it the appropriate means.”
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