Breaking: Injury has forced Darren Till out
of his UFC Fight Night main event against Jack Hermansson on Dec. 5
in Las Vegas. Kevin Holland steps in as a replacement. pic.twitter.com/8R5V0yk4Vc— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN)
November 6, 2020
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your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the
ESPN app. A rising
Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight prospect is quickly
finding his way up his division. ESPN
announced on Friday that Darren Till
(18-3-1) has suffered an injury and has been forced to withdraw
from his headlining contest against Jack
Hermansson (21-5). In his stead atop the
Dec. 5 Fight Night card will be Kevin
Holland (20-5). According to ESPN,
Hermansson wanted to face a ranked opponent, but as others
declined, Hermansson decided he would remain on the card and take
on Holland.
“Trailblazer” is riding an impressive four-fight win streak but he
is not yet ranked among the middleweight top 15. His victorious
stretch began in May over Anthony
Hernandez, and he most recently competed on Halloween when he
slammed Charlie
Ontiveros to force a stoppage. Holland
tied Neil Magny
for the quickest four wins picked up by any UFC fighter, notching
all four within 169 days. He is looking to be the first fighter on
the roster to record five victories in 2020.
Hermansson is looking to make it two in a row after heel hooking
Kelvin
Gastelum in July. The top-ranked contender suffered a setback
when Jared
Cannonier knocked him out in September 2019, snapping an
impressive winning streak over the likes of Ronaldo
Souza and David
Branch to work his way to contention. “The Joker” sports a high
finish rate of 81 percent, and he has stopped six of seven foes in
victory dating back to 2017.
The UFC Fight Night card on Dec. 5 takes place at the UFC Apex in
Las Vegas, and there is no current official co-main event bout
announced. Other top bouts on the card include Ovince St.
Preux vs. Jamahal
Hill at light heavyweight, and a heavyweight rumble between
Gian
Villante and Jake
Collier. Merab
Dvalishvili hopes to remain on the billing, but his previous
opponent of Cody
Stamann fell out of their matchup.
