Kevin Holland returned to the middleweight division for the primary time since 2021, and practically took residence the arm of his opponent Michal Oleksiejczuk.
Holland (26-11 MMA, 13-8 UFC) overcame an early scare, however in the end completed Oleksiejczuk (19-8 MMA, 7-6 UFC) at 1:34 in Spherical 1 of their middleweight bout on the UFC 302 important card at Prudential Middle in Newark, N.J.
Strikes started flying at a excessive clip after the pair touched gloves.
As Holland circled on the skin, Oleksiejczuk landed a tough left hand that despatched him to the canvas. Oleksiejczuk instantly rushed in for observe up punches, however Holland was nonetheless very conscious of the state of affairs.
As Oleksiejczuk tried to land floor and pound to complete the struggle, Holland slapped on an armbar, and it was deep. Holland rolled Oleksiejczuk over, and actually started cranking on the armbar. In truth, he appeared to hesitate to wish to snap the limb. Nonetheless, Oleksiejczuk didn’t wish to faucet, so Holland cranked more durable, and positive sufficient, the arm appeared to crack, prompting referee Herb Dean to step in and cease the struggle.
KEVIN HOLLAND WITH THE ARMBAR IN ROUND 1 🔒 #UFC302 pic.twitter.com/sZpB0iM5vx
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 2, 2024
Holland returned to the middleweight division for the primary time since 2021 in a struggle in opposition to Kyle Daukaus that was dominated a no contest on account of an unintended headbutt. He improves to 9-4 at middleweight, whereas 4-4 at welterweight.
Up-to-the-minute UFC 302 outcomes embody:
- Kevin Holland def. Michal Oleksiejczuk through technical submission (armbar) – Spherical 1, 1:34
- Niko Value def. Alex Morono through unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Randy Brown def. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos through unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Roman Kopylov def. Cesar Almeida through cut up resolution (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
- Jailton Almeida def. Alexandr Romanov through submission (rear-naked choke) – Spherical 1, 2:27
- Grant Dawson def. Joe Solecki through unanimous resolution (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Jake Matthews def. Phil Rowe through unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Bassil Hafez def. Mickey Gall through unanimous resolution (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Ailin Perez def. Joselyne Edwards through unanimous resolution (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Andre Lima def. Mitch Raposo through cut up resolution (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
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