Tonight’s UFC Vancouver event was co-headlined by a highly anticipated welterweight matchup between Kevin Holland and Mike Malott.
Holland (28-15 MMA) was competing for the fifth time this calendar year by making the walk to the Octagon this evening. ‘Trailblazer’ had most previously competed back at July’s UFC 318 event, where he suffered a decision loss to Daniel Rodriguez. Prior to that setback, Holland was of course coming off a submission victory over Vicente Luque.
Meanwhile, Mike Malott (13-2-1 MMA) had entered tonight’s co-headliner sporting a two-fight winning streak, his most previous victory coming by way of knockout over Charles Radtke at May’s UFC 315 event in Montreal. ‘Proper’ was looking to improve to 6-1 inside of the Octagon this evening.
Tonight’s UFC Vancouver co-main event did not result in the fan-friendly fight most were hoping to see. After landing a knockdown in the midway point of the opening round, Kevin Holland endured a pair of low blow fouls that seemingly turned the tide in the fight. After nearly not coming out for round two, Holland opted to continue only to be outpoint and smothered by Mike Malott throughout rounds two and three. It was a big win for Malott, but a victory that will surely go down as being controversial due to the unpenalized fouls.
Official UFC Vancouver Results: Mike Malott def. Kevin Holland by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
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