Kevin Holland Vs. Daniel Rodriguez Added To UFC 279 In September
Kevin Holland is back for his third fight of the year.
Holland will reportedly be facing Daniel Rodriguez in a welterweight bout at UFC 279 on September 10 in Las Vegas.
Although there has not been an official announcement made, Holland took to Instagram for his own personal announcement of the fight.
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The two fighters were scheduled to meet in 2020, but due to Holland suffering a shoulder injury, that did not happen.
In his last fight in June, Holland left the ring victorious after a second-round submission win against Tim Means. He is on a two-fight winning streak. Holland has been a prominent member of the UFC since 2018.
🚨 HOLLAND BY SUBMISSION, WE REPEAT, HOLLAND BY SUBMISSION 🚨 #UFCAustin pic.twitter.com/zbFsUEvOdE
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 19, 2022
For Rodriguez, he is on a 6-0 winning streak.
He beat Kevin Lee a year ago at UFC Vegas 35, winning by unanimous decision. He also has wins over Preston Parsons, Mike Perry, Gabriel Green, Dwight Grant and Means.
Check out the projected card for UFC 279:
- Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate DiazÂ
- Tony Ferguson vs. Li JingliangÂ
- Kevin Holland vs. Daniel RodriguezÂ
- Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Jailton AlmeidaÂ
- Norma Dumont vs. Danyelle WolfÂ
- Irene Aldana vs. Macy ChiassonÂ
- Denis Tiuliulin vs. Jamie PickettÂ
- Heili Alateng vs. Chad AnheligerÂ
- Melissa Martinez vs. Elise ReedÂ
- Ion Cutelaba vs. Johnny WalkerÂ
- Chris Barnett vs. Jake CollierÂ
- Hakeem Dawodu vs. Julian ErosaÂ
- Yohan Lainesse vs. Darian WeeksÂ