Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-09-10, good start and nice finish: the mma bout Khamzat Chimaev vs Kevin Holland gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2022).
Holland vs Chimaev is scheduled to take place Saturday, September 10th, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 5-round catchweight (180 lbs, 81.6 kg) bout; undercard of Nate Diaz vs Tony Ferguson – UFC 279 (on the original fight card Chimaev had to face Diaz but Khamzat missed weight Khamzat Chimaev vs Nate Diaz). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Khamzat Chimaev record
The undefeated Khamzat Chimaev entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 11-0-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Leon Edwards).
In his last three fights he has won over Gerald Meerschaert (Khamzat Chimaev vs Gerald Meerschaert), Li Jingliang (Jingliang Li vs Khamzat Chimaev) and Gilbert Burns (4-stars match, Gilbert Burns vs Khamzat Chimaev).
Chimaev’s next fight: Kamaru Usman vs Khamzat Chimaev
Kevin Holland record
The black belt in kung-fu and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Kevin Holland entered this fight with a mma record of 23-7-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 welterweight in the world.
He lost two consecutive bouts in 2021, against Derek Brunson (Derek Brunson vs Kevin Holland) and Marvin Vettori (Marvin Vettori vs Kevin Holland) but then he has collected one no-contest and two victories, with Alex Oliveira (Kevin Holland vs Alex Oliveira) and Tim Means (Kevin Holland vs Tim Means).
Holland’s next fight: Stephen Thompson vs Kevin Holland
Fight card
Here is the UFC 279 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on PPV – ESPN / ESPN+)
Nate Diaz vs Tony Ferguson
Khamzat Chimaev vs Kevin Holland
Jingliang Li vs Daniel Rodriguez
Irene Aldana vs Macy Chiasson
Johnny Walker vs Ion Cutelaba
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN / ESPN+)
Julian Erosa vs Hakeem Dawodu
Jailton Almeida vs Anton Turkalj
Jamie Pickett vs Denis Tiuliulin
Jake Collier vs Chris Barnett
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Norma Dumont vs Danyelle Wolf
Heili Alateng vs Chad Anheliger
Elise Reed vs Melissa Martinez
Yohan Lainesse vs Darian Weeks
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Khamzat Chimaev vs Kevin Holland as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official video
Portuguese
Official highlights – spanish
Result
Who won Chimaev vs Holland fight?
Khamzat Chimaev defeated Kevin Holland via submission (D’Arce choke) at 2:13, round 1.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 279 post-fight octagon interview of Khamzat Chimaev and Kevin Holland.
