Kevin Holland has been one of the breakout stars this year. ‘Trailblazer’ was supposed to fight Jack Hermansson earlier this month. However, a positive COVID test ruled him out of the fight. The American fighter wasted no time sitting around and quickly accepted a fight against a dangerous opponent in Jacare Souza.
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Holland went into the fight 4-0 in this calendar year with 3 stoppage victories. With a win over ‘Jacare’ he became the first middleweight to go 5-0 in the calendar year and only the third person in UFC history to win five fights in a calendar year. A truly remarkable feat for ‘Trailblazer’ who is quickly emerging as a fan favorite.
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Twitter reacts to Kevin Holland and his incredible performance at UFC 256
MMA stars took to Twitter to shower praise on Holland for his performance tonight. Here are some of the best reactions from the fight.
Wow @Trailblaze2top sick KO reminded me how Tank Abott would finish people in devastating fashion #UFC256
— Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) December 13, 2020
Featherweight Jeremy Stephens took to Twitter to compare Holland to Tank Abbott, saying they finished fights in a similar fashion.
A knockout like that has never happened. You aren’t supposed to knock someone out with your fist from back OR by hitting them on the forehead
— Funky (@Benaskren) December 13, 2020
‘Funky’ Ben Askren tweeted about the unusual way in which Kevin knocked out Souza
Wow @Trailblaze2top wow 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 #ufc256
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) December 13, 2020
Welterweight title contender Gilbert Burns, who is set to take on Kamaru Usman for the belt early next year tweeted in appreciation of Kevin Holland.
Bro, @Trailblaze2top just built different 😳 #UFC
— Adrian Yanez (@yanezmma) December 13, 2020
Bantamweight Adrian Yanez also lauded ‘Trailblazer’ for his performance
Wowwwwwwwwwwwwww that was impressive @Trailblaze2top aint just talking in there
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) December 13, 2020
Featherweight Sodiq Yusuff also tweeted in awe of Holland’s performance
Holland makes history at UFC 256
Kevin Holland took on an extremely difficult and experienced opponent in Ronaldo Souza. Early on in the fight, while Holland was on his back, he landed some devastating elbows on ‘Jacare’s’ head, which gave an indication of what was to come.
While on his back with Souza on top of him, Holland created space by kicking Souza off him. He then landed a punch flush on the Brazilian fighter’s head that hurt him. Recognizing that, ‘Trailblazer’ landed another punch off his back before getting up and landing a barrage of punches before the referee stepped in.
Kevin Holland entered the UFC’s record books with this win. In his post-fight interview, he mentioned that he would like to fight Khamzat Chimaev next week.
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