Another fun match-up has been added to next month’s UFC 279 card.
Kevin Holland (23-7) is set to face Daniel Rodriguez (16-2) in a welterweight contest at the PPV event on September 10, 2022.
Holland, as has become tradition, announced the news himself in a video posted to social media, also featuring a new song from the welterweight, N3ck.
Holland is 2-0 since returning to the welterweight division earlier this year. He kicked things off in March with a TKO win over Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira, then caught Tim Means in a D’arce choke in June.
He’s also been turning heads outside the octagon, after helping to subdue a shooter at a Texas eatery, and helping to rescue a truck driver from an overturned tractor trailer.
Rodriguez has won three straight fights, including wins over fan favorites Kevin Lee and Mike Perry.
UFC 279 is set to take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 10, 2022. A non-title fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz headlines. The following bouts have been reported for the event:
- Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz
- Tony Ferguson vs. Li Jingliang
- Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Jailton Almeida
- Norma Dumont vs. Danyelle Wolf
- Irene Aldana vs. Macy Chiasson
- Denis Tiuliulin vs. Jamie Pickett
- Heili Alateng vs. Chad Anheliger
- Melissa Martinez vs. Elise Reed
- Ion Cutelaba vs. Johnny Walker
- Chris Barnett vs. Jake Collier
- Hakeem Dawodu vs. Julian Erosa
- Yohan Lainesse vs. Darian Weeks
- Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez
