Natan Levy Issues Response To “Hateful” Kanye West

Natan Levy proudly represents Israel each time he steps into the cage, and he isn’t about to tolerate any form of anti-Semitism. The 31-year-old picked up his second-straight victory at UFC Orlando when he won a unanimous decision over Genaro Val…

Natan Levy proudly represents Israel each time he steps into the cage, and he isn’t about to tolerate any form of anti-Semitism. The 31-year-old picked up his second-straight victory at UFC Orlando when he won a unanimous decision over Genaro Valdéz on the event’s prelims. Although Valdéz mounted enough offense in the middle of the…

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UFC Orlando Performance Bonus Winners

UFC Orlando got out to a fast start with a pair of second-round finishes, but a long stretch of decisions after that resulted in the night’s featured prelim between Niko Price and Phil Rowe getting pushed to the main card. That welterweight contest end…

UFC Orlando got out to a fast start with a pair of second-round finishes, but a long stretch of decisions after that resulted in the night’s featured prelim between Niko Price and Phil Rowe getting pushed to the main card. That welterweight contest ended up kicking off a run of seven-straight stoppages, and at the…

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UFC Orlando Octagon Interviews: Rafael Dos Anjos Calls Out Conor McGregor

Considering it took place a week before the UFC’s final Pay-Per-View event of the year, UFC Orlando still included quite a few notable names and ended up delivering an entertaining night of action for fans. The card’s loaded lineup of 14 fi…

Considering it took place a week before the UFC’s final Pay-Per-View event of the year, UFC Orlando still included quite a few notable names and ended up delivering an entertaining night of action for fans. The card’s loaded lineup of 14 fights didn’t leave a lot of time for Daniel Cormier to speak to fighters…

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MMA Fighters React To Stephen Thompson’s TKO Of Kevin Holland

Stephen Thompson put on a striking masterclass to deafeat Kevin Holland at UFC Orlando this evening. A contender for fight of the year, the main event bout was closely contested in the early rounds, with both Thompson and Holland landing devastating st…

Stephen Thompson put on a striking masterclass to deafeat Kevin Holland at UFC Orlando this evening. A contender for fight of the year, the main event bout was closely contested in the early rounds, with both Thompson and Holland landing devastating strikes. But the momentum soon shifted to “Wonderboy,” who repeatedly landed heavy strikes, liver…

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MMA Twitter Reacts To Rafael dos Anjos’ Submission Of Bryan Barberena

Rafael dos Anjos impressively submitted Bryan Barberena while making history at UFC Orlando tonight. Not only did the 38-year-old earn his third victory in four fights, but he also became the first UFC fighter to record eight hours of Octagon time—surp…

Rafael dos Anjos impressively submitted Bryan Barberena while making history at UFC Orlando tonight. Not only did the 38-year-old earn his third victory in four fights, but he also became the first UFC fighter to record eight hours of Octagon time—surpassing Frankie Edgar’s record. While the bout was set for five rounds, Dos Anjos just…

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Stephen Thompson TKO’s Kevin Holland in Fight of the Year contender – UFC Orlando Highlights

Kevin HollandFan favorite Kevin Holland made his fourth walk to the Octagon on Saturday night at UFC Orlando. Emanating from the Amway Center, ‘Trailblazer’ looked for the biggest win of his career against another fan-favorite fighter, Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. Holland is coming off a short-notice mauling against undefeated Chechen monster Khamzat Chimaev. Prior to that, Holland […]

Kevin Holland

Fan favorite Kevin Holland made his fourth walk to the Octagon on Saturday night at UFC Orlando. Emanating from the Amway Center, ‘Trailblazer’ looked for the biggest win of his career against another fan-favorite fighter, Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. Holland is coming off a short-notice mauling against undefeated Chechen monster Khamzat Chimaev. Prior to that, Holland was the winner of back-to-back fights. On the flip side, ‘Wonderboy’ is looking to get back to his winning ways after dropping four of his last six including back-to-back defeats against Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad.

Kevin Holland immediately came out talking and stalking his opponent, pushing the pace. Thompson landed solid strikes in the opening round, but Holland appeared to eat them without issue showing a clear difference in the power each fighter possesses. Just past the halfway point of the first round, Holland landed a massive right hand that rocked Thomspon. Holland moved in for the kill but backed away as ‘Wonderboy’ regained his bearings.

The second round brought more excitement as ‘Wonderboy’ turned up the heat, moving in on Holland repeatedly, peppering him with strikes. That trend continued into the third as Holland began to slow down. In the fourth, Thompson unloaded a barrage of kicks, including direct hits to Holland’s liver clearly compromising him. With a potentially broken hand, Holland was unable to muster any real offense in the fourth.

Going back to their corners following a frenetic fourth round, Kevin Holland and his corner opted to throw in the towel due to an injured hand.

Official Result: Stephen Thompson def. Kevin Holland via TKO (retirement) at 5:00 of Round 4

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