LONDON – Kevin Holland still plans on bouncing around weight classes after UFC Fight Night 255.
Holland (26-13 MMA, 13-10 UFC) takes on the returning Gunnar Nelson (19-5-1 MMA, 10-5 UFC) in a welterweight bout on Saturday’s main card (ESPN+) at The O2 in London.
Holland returns to 170 pounds after his past three fights have taken place at middleweight, but he doesn’t plan on sticking around there for the rest of his career.
“It’s the next assignment I’ve been given,” Holland told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at UFC Fight Night 255 media day. “I’m just trying to focus on the task at hand.”
Holland will become the first fighter to make two octagon appearances in 2025 after competing at UFC 311 in January. He fought and won five times in 2020 and has had a UFC-best 20 fights since 2020.
He has no plans of slowing down.
“I’ve thought about it before, but it’s like every time I think about sitting down for a while, they call me and I’m like, ‘Hell yeah,'” Holland said. “After I hurt the rib, it would have been smarter to sit down, but at the end of the day, it’s like sitting at home is kind of boring, so happy to be here.”
Known to fight anyone, anytime, anywhere, Holland is just focused on getting his hand raised so he can get better paychecks.
“Fight as much as I can until the contracts are completely over, and when the contracts are completely over, we’ll see what happens next,” Holland said.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 255.
