Kevin
Holland considers Colby
Covington to be an easier matchup than Vicente
Luque.
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Holland opened the main card action against Luque at UFC 316
on Saturday in Newark, New Jersey. While Holland’s mid-fight trash
talk is well known, “Trailblazer” just couldn’t stop running his
mouth at UFC 316. After hurting Luque with an elbow in the opening
stanza, Holland submitted him with a brabo in the second
round.
Holland subsequently jumped the cage and shook hands with the
commentary team, the UFC brass and President Donald Trump, who was
also in attendance. Holland shared his plan to continue at
welterweight going forward instead of dabbling at 185 pounds as he
has done in the past. Holland also called out Covington, labellng
him the “worst guy” in the welterweight division. While Holland
considered Luque a tough matchup, he doesn’t think the same of
“Chaos.”
“I’d like to keep building myself at 170 pounds, I love [185] but
me, I’m professional these days,” Holland said in his post-fight
interview. “And I think I can stay here at 170 and make some noise.
So Colby
Covington, man, you’re the worst guy in the welterweight
division, and I like beating up on sorry people. Luque was a tough
fight. Colby will be an easy one. Book us in the summertime or book
us in the fall.”
Holland has now won back-to-back fights against Luque and Gunnar
Nelson. Covington has dropped three of his last four, two
of which were title fights. The well-known heel is coming off a
stoppage loss against Joaquin
Buckley in December 2024.