Kevin Holland desires to interrupt some information earlier than the yr is over.
At UFC 318, Holland competes for the fourth time already in 2025 when he faces Daniel Rodriguez on the principle card, which suggests he’s nonetheless obtained loads of time left to set a brand new normal for exercise within the promotion. Ideally, Holland desires to get to 6 wins as a result of he’s already had 5 wins throughout a calendar yr 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 actually rarified air in UFC historical past.
“It’s 5 wins in a yr, proper? So I’ve obtained to do seven simply to go forward and high the document,” 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 yr. In order that can be 5. We’ll go get the fifth win in opposition to any person else. I can combat so much to be trustworthy with you and 170 kilos, I’m studying every time it’s simply not that f*cking onerous 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 document books if Holland can by some means determine a technique to get seven fights and 6 wins earlier than 2025 is accomplished.
Holland sounds assured that he could make it occur with the UFC keen to maintain him busy for the rest of the yr.
“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 might combat like every week after, two weeks after and even two weeks earlier than. I simply wish to combat round that point so I could make some cash within the [state] of Texas simply doing sponsorship stuff.
“Then after that, you might get me one other one proper earlier than Thanksgiving after which give me one other one proper earlier than Christmas. That will be a great yr.”
Holland clearly talked about Magny as a super opponent together with his subsequent combat already booked in opposition to 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 in opposition to Colby Covington, who he known as out after his most up-to-date win over Vicente Luque at UFC 316 in June.
Holland claimed Covington obtained a proposal to face him however clearly the combat isn’t occurring but.
“I feel I’m going to do all that and nonetheless be attempting to combat Colby subsequent yr,” Holland stated. “First, when he thought he might combat Paddy [Pimblett] and go down a weight class, he was one hundred pc wholesome. As quickly as they stated my title, vaginal muscle tore so you know the way that goes. It takes about 8 to 12 weeks to heal. Not a straightforward course of.”
