Middleweight mainstay, Kevin Holland is set for his return to action in January at the flagship UFC 311 event — taking on recent debutante, Dutch grappler, Reineir de Ridder in a high-stakes pairing — with the card currently expected to take place in California.
Holland, a perennial contender at both the middleweight and welterweight limit during his lengthy tenure with the UFC, most recently featured in a pairing against Georgian challenger, Roman Dolidze at UFC 307 just last month, dropping a first round corner’s stoppage TKO defeat.
As for former ONE Championship gold holder, de Ridder, the Dutch grappling star took on fellow trapping sensation, Gerald Meerschaert just earlier this month at UFC Vegas 100 — returning to the middleweight limit with an eventual arm-triangle submission win in the third round.