Kevin Holland had a stellar 2020 with five wins in a calendar year. He became the first middleweight to achieve this incredible feat. His stunning run allowed him to headline his first UFC card, and the UFC booked him to fight Derek Brunson at UFC Vegas 22. 

Brunson is a veteran and has been in the top 10 at 185-pounds since 2016. Since then he has fought the best of the best at middleweight and has more often than not come out on top.

A win for either man would move them one step closer to a title shot as Holland and Brunson were on a five and three-fight win streak, respectively. Derek Brunson started off the fight well and was able to control most of the first round with his wrestling. In the second round, Holland landed some bombs and had Brunson hurt a few times. However, Brunson came back stronger with a few takedowns and controlled the rest of the second round. 

The rest of the fight was the same as Brunson used his wrestling to dominate ‘Trailblazer’. He secured an impressive unanimous decision win over the rising prospect.

Read: All you need to know about Derek Brunson 

Twitter reacts as Derek Brunson dominates Kevin Holland to secure a win 

Mallory Martin hoped and Kevin Holland delivered as he entertained the fans with his antics.

Jamahal Hill tweeted in excitement for the main event.

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Bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling, tweeted appreciating Kevin Holland.

Middleweight fighter, Ian Heinisch, tweeted in support of Derek Brunson.

Rob Tatum scored the first round to Derek Brunson.

Ryan Frederick also scored the first round for Derek Brunson.

In between rounds, Kevin Holland turned to Khabib Nurmagomedov for wrestling advice.

Rob Tatum favored Brunson after three rounds of fighting.

Marc Raimondi shared a hilarious exchange between Holland and Brunson.

Brett Okamoto agreed with Michael Bisping as both men felt Kevin Holland took the fight too lightly and did not show any urgency.

Kevin Holland landed a takedown in round five and could not contain his excitement.

Palatnikov commented on Brunson as a fighter.

What did you make of the fight tonight? Do you think Kevin Holland was playing around too much? Let us know in the comments below!