A middleweight rematch between Kevin
Holland and Kyle
Daukaus has been scheduled for Nov. 13 after their initial
meeting resulted in a no contest.
ESPN was first to report the booking. Holland and Daukaus
initially squared off at UFC Fight Night 193, when an accidental
headbutt altered the course of their bout. Holland was dazed after
the collision, which allowed Daukaus to secure a rear-naked choke
for the tapout. However, the sequence was reviewed before the final
verdict and the fight was ultimately ruled a no contest.
Now, Holland and Daukaus will attempt to find some closure at UFC
Fight Night 197, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and
is headlined by a featherweight duel between Max
Holloway and Yair
Rodriguez.
After a breakout 2020 campaign in which he went 5-0, Holland is
winless in his last three Octagon appearances — including the no
contest against Daukaus. Prior to that, Holland’s defensive
wrestling was exposed in back-to-back decision losses against
Derek
Brunson and Marvin
Vettori.
Daukaus, meanwhile, is 1-2 with one no contest during his tenure
with the Las Vegas-based promotion. His lone victory is a
three-round verdict over Dustin
Stoltzfus at UFC 255, while he has also dropped decisions
against Brendan
Allen and Phil Hawes
in the Octagon.