Kevin Holland Gets Quick Turnaround After UFC 311 Loss, Fights Another Grappler At UFC London

“Big Mouth” really does want to fight six times in 2025.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) company man Kevin Holland is getting right back to action (and is dropping back down to Welterweight) as he takes on Gunnar Nelson at UFC London on March 22, 2025, inside The O2 Arena in London, England.

Twitter user Kevin K was the first to report the news, and Holland confirmed the fight on his Instagram by reposting a graphic of the matchup and writing, “Got rid of the ex, back at Welterweight/ lock in twin. Imma see you around.”

Holland (26-13-1) is coming off a quick loss to Reinier de Ridder at UFC 311, where he was tapped in less than four minutes (watch highlights). The submission loss marked his second loss in a row and warranted a move back down to 170 lbs, where he found success by defeating Michael Chiesa and Santiago Ponzinibbio.

The move back to Welterweight was much needed as “Trailblazer” was getting outsized by big Middleweights such as De Ridder.

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Nelson (19-5-1) is checking in for his one fight a year in London, as he’s done the past two years. In his last outing, “Gunni” tapped Bryan Barberena in the first round, and before that, he defeated Takashi Sato after a three-year layoff.

With the addition of Holland vs. Nelson, here is UFC London is shaping up

• Leon Edwards vs. Jack Della Maddalena
• Jan Blachowicz vs. Carlos Ulberg
• Kevin Holland vs. Gunnar Nelson
• Molly McCann vs. Istela Nunes
• Mick Parkin vs. Marcin Tybura
• Felipe Dos Santos vs. Lone’er Kavanagh
• Alonzo Menifield vs. Oumar Sy
• Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Andrey Pulyaev
• Morgan Charriere vs. Nathaniel Wood
• Nathan Fletcher vs. Caolan Loughran
• Jai Herbert vs. Chris Padilla
• Shauna Bannon vs. Puja Tomar

To checkout UFC’s upcoming schedule of events click here.