LOS ANGELES -- Kevin Holland has a solid potential as a fighter and a quirky personality which could make him a star.
But he also was making the jump from Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contenders series to a pay-per-view main card in just over six weeks, and it proved a bit too big of a challenge. While Holland had his moments, hard-hitting Thiago Santos mostly had his way in an entertaining middleweight bout on Saturday night at UFC 227.
The judges scores were 29-27, 29-27, and 29-26 for a unanimous decision.