Kevin Holland had some robust phrases of recommendation for rising welterweight prospect Ian Garry.
‘Trailblazer’ obtained again into the win column with a highlight-reel-worthy knockout of Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 287 final weekend. Following his victory, Kevin Holland made an look on MMA Junkie Radio to debate his third-round end in opposition to the Argentinian and what could come subsequent.
“I actually don’t really feel the necessity to name too many individuals out – I imply, at 170,” Holland stated. “If anyone at ’85 desires to struggle once more, we might do it. If anyone who’s ever beat me at 170 desires to do it once more, we will do it. Apart from that, it’s whoever the group desires me to struggle. In the event that they wish to maintain giving me folks that’s outdoors of the highest 15, I’m cool with that too” (h/t MMA Junkie).
Nonetheless, there was one man that Kevin Holland needed to handle; streaking Irish standout Ian Garry.
“I seen Ian Garry known as my title,” Holland continued. “I feel the dude is on a hell of a trajectory. I feel he’s doing nice issues. I feel he’s on the best way to the highest, and if he feels that I’m a reputation that he wants to assist himself to the highest, I feel he ought to keep far the f*ck away, as a result of he likes to strike and he does get dropped with a left hook. When you’ve seen my left hook as of late, like I stated, newfound relationship. It hurts. And the best hand, by time he’s able to struggle, shall be crisp.
“I simply don’t assume it’s a sensible struggle for Ian Garry proper this second. Like I stated, perhaps at some point he’ll be a titleholder and I’ll be a BMF holder, and we will conflict it up for giant {dollars} or one thing like that.”
Ian Garry is 11-0 in his combined martial profession, together with four-straight wins contained in the Octagon. He’ll look to make it a dozen W’s on Might 13 when he squares off with Daniel Rodriguez at a UFC Combat Evening card in North Carolina.
Kevin Holland May Make One other Fast Turnaround
Regardless of being lower than every week faraway from his win over Santiago Ponzinibbio, Kevin Holland is able to get again contained in the cage. ‘Trailblazer’ prompt he might return as early as Might, noting {that a} conflict with The Final Fighter 15 winner Michael Chiesa might be on the horizon.
“I feel Might can be actually fast, however I feel that I’d be rightfully so prepared for a Chiesa struggle if he needed to step in there in Might,” Holland instructed MMA Junkie Radio. “If not, we might do it after Might, or whoever they’ve lined up for me, at any time when they need me to go. It actually doesn’t matter. If I get to go quickly, superior. If not, I might wait till barely after July.”
“… Chiesa was simply sizzling on the thoughts as a result of he had an opportunity to struggle on the cardboard, didn’t get an opportunity to struggle on the cardboard. I by no means know what one other man’s making, I by no means know what one other man’s doing, I by no means know if one other man has plans along with his cash that he’s doubtlessly about to make, however I can at the least provide a person an opportunity to get his present cash by whooping his f*cking ass. So, that’s the least I can do.”
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