Kevin Holland Is the Breakout Fighter’- Daniel Cormier Compares Kevin Holland and Khamzat Chimaev

Published 12/22/2020, 9:52 AM EST

Kevin Holland has been one of the most prominent stars of the UFC in 2020. Holland managed to get five wins in 2020, with all wins coming in the last seven months. His recent knockout win over ‘Jacare’ Souza was the most impressive of the bunch and has been nominated for knockout of the year.

Recently, Daniel Cormier told Ariel Helwani that he believes Kevin Holland is the breakout fighter of 2020. He has surpassed Khamzat Chimaev as the biggest find of the year. Though DC is a self-proclaimed driver of the Chimaev bandwagon, he says Holland outdid the Russian fighter.

Self-proclaimed driver of the Khamzat Chimaev bandwagon, @dc_mma, says Kevin Holland is the breakout fighter of 2020 and "it's not even close" 👀 pic.twitter.com/R5wAgAWxjN
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 21, 2020

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“Breakout fighter of the year, Kevin Holland. For sure. 5 victories in 7 months? Get that man in the game. Get Kevin Holland in the game,” stated Cormier.

Chimaev also had a meteoric rise in 2020. DC didn’t forget to give ‘Borz’ his deserved honorary mention. “And Khamzat Chimaev deserves an honorary mention.

“Khamzat deserves an honorary mention, but I’ll go with Kevin Holland. And you know what actually put me over Kevin Holland? Because right after the fight, he was like, Khamzat, what’s up?” DC added.

“Nobody wants to fight Khamzat Chimaev. Kevin Holland is like, Yo. You want to fight next week? I am here,” he added, referring to Holland’s offer to fight Chimaev a win after beating Souza.

“I’m still driving the Khamzat bandwagon. But 5 victories in 7 months! Kevin Holland is the breakout fighter. It’s not even close,” the former two-division UFC champion concluded on the topic.

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Kevin Holland and Khamzat Chimaev both had a magnificent run in 2020

Kevin Holland managed a 5-0 record in 2020. Chimaev also won three of his fights this year. He was set to main-event the last card of the year against Leon Edwards, but that bout fell apart due to the latter’s positive COVID test.

But with Chimaev and Holland both fighting at around the same weight classes, a possible match between them in the future looks certain. Fans may not have to wait too long before that materializes.

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Apratim Banerjee is an MMA author for EssentiallySports and has been writing professionally for almost a year. Before his current gig, Apratim worked as a UFC writer for Sportskeeda. A long-time MMA fan, Apratim has developed a critical eye for the sport that has helped him transfer his vast knowledge to his copies and give hardcore and casual readers a detailed insight into the fights and fighters.

Kevin Holland Is the Breakout Fighter’- Daniel Cormier Compares Kevin Holland and Khamzat Chimaev

Kevin Holland and Khamzat Chimaev both had a magnificent run in 2020

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