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‘He’s in the prime of his life’ - Michael Bisping doubts Kevin Holland truly retired

Michael Bisping doubts Kevin Holland is retired.

The former UFC middleweight champion responded to the recent announcement from the ‘Trailblazer’, who wrote he was ‘retired before 30’ on social media. The fairly tame announcement of the end of his career seemed so atypical of the audacious fighter that Bisping felt it should be dismissed completely.

“That’s bulls—t,” said Bisping on the Believe You Me podcast. “Kevin Holland is a great fighter, he’s very well-known. He was the 2020 Fighter of the Year. He’s a favorite, he’s making money, he loves shiny things — I’m talking about gold and jewelry and stuff like that.