Kevin Holland will make his return to the octagon against UFC newcomer Joaquin Buckley at UFC on ESPN+ 32.
Holland managed to bounce back at UFC on ESPN 8 with a win over Anthony Hernandez. Despite a loss to Brendan Allen at UFC on ESPN 6, the middleweight owns four wins out of his last five fights, also beating John Phillips (via submission at UFC Fight Night 141), Gerald Meerschaert (via split decision at UFC on ESPN 2), and Alessio Di Chirico (via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 154). Holland’s professional record stands at 17 wins and 5 losses.
Buckley will be making his UFC debut on the strength of a two-fight winning streak. The 26-year-old has made a name for himself in Legacy Fighting Alliance and Bellator MMA, and scored impressive wins over Chris Harris (via TKO at LFA 76), Jackie Gosh (via TKO at LFA 87), and Chris Heatherly (via KO at Bellator 157). Buckley enters with a professional record of 10 wins and 2 losses.
With the addition, the UFC on ESPN+ 32 card now includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)
Derrick Lewis vs. Aleksei Oleinik
Omari Akhmedov vs. Chris Weidman
Maki Pitolo vs. Darren Stewart
Yana Kunitskaya vs. Julija Stoliarenko
Beneil Dariush vs. Scott Holtzman
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
Tim Means vs. Laureano Staropoli
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Alex Munoz
Andrew Sanchez vs. Wellington Turman
Justin Jaynes vs. Gavin Tucker
Peter Barrett vs. Youssef Zalal
Ali Alqaisi vs. Irwin Riverac
Joaquin Buckley vs. Kevin Holland