Kevin Holland will look to rebound when he drops again right down to welterweight.
Holland takes on Gunnar Nelson at UFC Combat Evening 255 on March 22 from The O2 in London (ESPN+). An individual with data of the matchup knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the reserving however requested to stay nameless because the promotion has but to make an official announcement. X consumer @realkevink first reported the information.
Holland (26-13 MMA, 13-10 UFC) is coming off a first-round submission loss to Reinier de Ridder at UFC 311 earlier this month. “Trailblazer,” who has bounced between 170 and 185 kilos all through his UFC profession, has misplaced 4 of his previous 5 fights.
Nelson (19-5-1 MMA, 10-5 UFC) will return from a two-year layoff. The 36-year-old is on a two-fight successful streak: Takashi Sato by unanimous choice, adopted by a first-round Efficiency of the Evening submission of Bryan Barberena at UFC 286.
The most recent UFC Combat Evening 255 lineup now consists of:
- Leon Edwards vs. Jack Della Maddalena
- Jan Blachowicz vs. Carlos Ulberg
- Mick Parkin vs. Marcin Tybura
- Shauna Bannon vs. Puja Tomar
- Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Andrey Pulyaev
- Molly McCann vs. Istela Nunes
- Alonzo Menifield vs. Oumar Sy
- Felipe dos Santos vs. Lone’er Kavanagh
- Morgan Charriere vs. Nathaniel Wooden
- Jai Herbert vs. Chris Padilla
- Kevin Holland vs. Gunnar Nelson
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC Combat Evening 255.
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