Holland says he was due for another 'big name' fight at welterweight but impatience got the best of him.
Just ask Kevin Holland, a Texas-native with a wealth of experience against some of MMA's biggest names such as Khamzat Chimaev, Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson and Michael "Venom" Page, whoAfter dropping a few spots in the rankings with a decision-loss to the debuting Page, Holland later fielded an interesting fight offer from the UFC that left "Trailblazer" at a career crossroads.
Holland revealed the UFC had pitched him a welterweight fight with former Strikeforce Champion and UFC title challenger Nick Diaz for later this summer. It seems that the plan was for Holland to face Diaz at UFC Abu Dhabi on August 3, but after growing impatient, Holland took a fight with Michał Oleksiejczuk instead."I got this , I'm happy with it.
"No, I knew he was coming back to fight," Holland said, when asked if he was surprised with Diaz's return. "I just thought I was gonna smoke him, and then I was gonna smoke Luque, too. But those two are fighting each other, so they can smoke each other. Two big ass joints."
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