Kevin Holland needs to interrupt some information earlier than the 12 months is over.
At UFC 318, Holland competes for the fourth time already in 2025 when he faces Daniel Rodriguez on the primary card, which implies he’s nonetheless acquired loads of time left to set a brand new normal for exercise within the promotion. Ideally, Holland needs to get to 6 wins as a result of he’s already had 5 wins throughout a calendar 12 months however he shares that honor with each Neil Magny and Roger Huerta.
As a result of he misplaced to Reinier de Ridder again in January, Holland must win on Saturday after which he would nonetheless want three extra to face in really rarified air in UFC historical past.
“It’s 5 wins in a 12 months, proper? So I’ve acquired to do seven simply to go forward and high the report,” Holland stated throughout UFC 318 media day on Wednesday. “We’re 4 down.
“I determine we’ll get Neil Magny after this one since he’s a kind of fellow guys that has 5 wins in a row in a 12 months. In order that might be 5. We’ll go get the fifth win towards someone else. I can combat rather a lot to be trustworthy with you and 170 kilos, I’m studying every time it’s simply not that f*cking arduous to get to.”
Whereas Holland talked about Magny by title, he responded “who?” when requested about Huerta, who hasn’t fought within the UFC since 2009. That title actually received’t matter within the report books if Holland can by some means determine a solution to get seven fights and 6 wins earlier than 2025 is accomplished.
Holland sounds assured that he could make it occur with the UFC prepared to maintain him busy for the rest of the 12 months.
“So I’d prefer to combat the week after [Noche UFC] or two weeks after [Noche UFC],” Holland stated. “I wish to combat on [Noche UFC] however I may combat like per week after, two weeks after and even two weeks earlier than. I simply need to combat round that point so I could make some cash within the [state] of Texas simply doing sponsorship stuff.
“Then after that, you could possibly get me one other one proper earlier than Thanksgiving after which give me one other one proper earlier than Christmas. That may be a very good 12 months.”
Holland clearly talked about Magny as an excellent opponent along with his subsequent combat already booked towards Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos on Aug. 2.
So far as different names that curiosity him, Holland by no means will get too choosy however he’s not holding his breath for a possible combat towards Colby Covington, who he referred to as out after his most up-to-date win over Vicente Luque at UFC 316 in June.
Holland claimed Covington acquired a proposal to face him however clearly the combat isn’t occurring but.
“I believe I’m going to do all that and nonetheless be making an attempt to combat Colby subsequent 12 months,” Holland stated. “First, when he thought he may combat Paddy [Pimblett] and go down a weight class, he was 100% wholesome. As quickly as they stated my title, vaginal muscle tore so you understand how that goes. It takes about 8 to 12 weeks to heal. Not a straightforward course of.”
