Kevin Holland will then be confronted with an opponent with whom he would have shared the cage years ago if it was not for Khamzat Chimaev.
Holland was one of the fiasco that the UFC 279 Pay-per-View line-up in September 2022 changed considerably.
While 'Trailblazer' was a day out of his planned 180-pound Catchweight match against Daniel Rodriguez, Khamzat Chimaev's Mammoetweight Miss his headliner against Nate Diaz and put the map in the air.
The UFC moved by matchups, so that Holland would withstand a fast and difficult night in T-Mobile Arena against the unbeaten 'Borz'. Chimaev submitted Holland in less than two and a half minutes.
Fortunately, the UFC 279 -Vechtkamp van Holland was not lost.
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Kevin Holland vs Daniel Rodriguez marks late addition to UFC 318
The incredibly active welter weight was in action earlier this month in Newark. Holland submitted Vicente Luque on UFC 316 in just 63 seconds to return to the ranking.
Although some may have expected that the Californian would have a different arranged opponent who waited for him afterwards, his desire to quickly rattle assignments left him to defend his position on UFC 318.
On the Pay-Perview of New Orleans on July 18, Holland and Rodriguez will give their fight a second chance to reach the Octagon. The Welterweight Matchup was first reported by @realkevink on X.
UFC 318 is planned by the pension fight of Dustin Poirier, as 'The Diamond' -challenges for the symbolic BMF belt of Max Holloway.
Kevin Holland on course to break his own UFC record
The booked Rodriguez Bout puts Holland on the right track for a record year.
'Big Mouth' is currently sharing the record for most UFC fights in a calendar year with 11 other hunters, including Chris Leben, Neil Magny, Uriah Hall and Jessica Andrade. Holland is one of only three who has won all five of their attacks.
When it comes to the record for most victories, that ship sailed when Reinier de Ridder submitted Kevin Holland to UFC 311 in January. But the 32-year-old could separate himself from the peloton if he can torry six fights in 2025.
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After confronting Rodriguez in July, Holland has five more months to enter the Octagon twice to complete another record year for the 'trail blower'.