‘Trailblazer’ last appeared in the octagon at UFC 279 earlier this month when he faced Khamzat Chimaev in a catchweight bout. ‘Borz’ was originally meant to face Nate Diaz but missed weight by 7.5lbs and the UFC were forced into a reshuffle.
Many fans and Holland himself knew the major mismatch Chimaev represented and accepting the chance to fight him on a 24-hour notice earned the American a lot of respect.
Unsurprisingly for most, the Chechen-born fighter tackled Holland to the floor from the beginning, eventually submitting 29-year-old inside the first round, extending his undefeated record to 12-0.
Holland’s loss to Chimaev prompted this message on his social media:
On the latest episode of the Believe You Me podcast, Bisping stated that he doesn’t believe for one second that Kevin Holland is walking away from MMA:
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Chael Sonnen also convinced Kevin Holland isn’t retiring
Former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen has blamed “post-fight depression” as the reason behind Kevin Holland’s retirement post.
According to ‘The American Gangster’, both the winner and loser often suffer a depressive episode after a fight. Sonnen stated that it can be due to a number of things such as adrenaline no longer being in the body, a lack of media or attention or simply returning to normal home life for a period of time.
Sonnen believes both winners and losers of MMA bouts can be affected, but reiterated that it is more often the losers of fights who struggle with post-fight depression. The 45-year-old believes Kevin Holland is going through a tough moment but ultimately doesn’t think he’s going to retire.
In a video on his YouTube channel, Sonnen explained:
Watch the full video here:
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