Kevin Holland and Joaquin Buckley haven’t seen eye-to-eye since their meeting all the way back in 2010, but the two fan favorites have seemingly buried the hatchet ahead of their respective fights this weekend at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Back in 2010, Holland and Buckley met under the bright lights of the Octagon. Holland ended up delivering a third-round TKO finish, but it was Buckley’s official UFC debut. Both fighters have grown significantly since then, but they still hold a bit of a grudge. Holland even said earlier this week that he intended to stay away from UFC 307’s fighter hotel in effort to avoid the “annoying” Buckley.
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Kevin Holland admits he’s not staying at the fighter hotel in case he runs into “chicken” Joaquin Buckley:
“You want the truth, I’ll give you the truth. … He’s annoying.” pic.twitter.com/7RVokTtsYo
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) October 2, 2024
Fortunately, cooler heads have prevailed. On Friday, Holland and Buckley ran into each other in the hotel lobby before UFC 307’s official weigh ins (results HERE). The two fighters were separated by an entire hotel floor, but they still engaged in some fight talk. To much surprise, the two contenders seemed to end their beef and even plotted on how Buckley would defeat Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson this weekend at UFC 307.
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Joaquin Buckley and Kevin Holland in the lobby before #UFC307 weigh-ins pic.twitter.com/JTBD5wYzlW
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) October 4, 2024
“I think I’m shooting in the first 10 seconds,” said Buckley. “I’m pulling a Khamzat, what Khamzat did to you. On my momma we about to touch hands (and I’m shooting.)”
“You gotta do an ankle pick, if you don’t do an ankle pick it ain’t gonna work. I’m telling you,” responded Holland.
What do you think, fight fans? Is the bad blood over? Will Holland’s advice help Buckley this weekend at UFC 307?
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