On Saturday, Kevin Holland was removed from his UFC Vegas 16 headliner against Jack Hermansson after testing positive for COVID-19. Hours later, he got a new fight booked for UFC 256.
According to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, “Trailblazer” will now fight Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. And stepping into take his place against Hermansson is number 13-ranked Marvin Vettori.
Kevin Holland will now face Jacare Souza at UFC 256 on 12/12 after having to pull out of next weekend’s main event due to testing positive for COVID. Vettori x Hermansson is on for next weekend’s headliner, per the broadcast.