A pair of middleweights who hit more like heavyweights are set to collide this fall at UFC 307.
[autotag]Chris Curtis[/autotag] (31-11 MMA, 5-3 UFC) will take on [autotag]Kevin Holland[/autotag] (26-11 MMA, 13-8 UFC) at the event expected for Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Oct. 5. People with knowledge of the matchup told MMA Junkie it is set. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the UFC has not formally announced the matchup.
Curtis needs to get back on track after a main event loss to Brendan Allen in April. Allen outworked him for a unanimous decision over five rounds in a rematch. Curtis knocked Allen out in 2021 and got a bonus for it, but Allen avenged things three months ago. Curtis had been trying to build on a January win over Marc-Andre Barriault.
Holland moved back to middleweight in June and finished Michal Oleksiejczuk with an armbar at UFC 302. That snapped a two-fight skid of welterweight losses to Jack Della Maddalena and Michael Page in his UFC debut. The win also gave him his eighth post-fight bonus in the UFC.
With the addition, the UFC 307 lineup now includes:
- Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling
- Chris Curtis vs. Kevin Holland
- Iasmin Lucindo vs. Marina Rodriguez
- Cesar Almeida vs. Ihor Potieria
For more on the matchup, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 307.