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Chris Curtis vs. Kevin Holland: Salt Lake City gets middleweight banger for UFC 307

A pair of middleweights who hit more like heavyweights are set to collide this fall at UFC 307.

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.

UFC 307 adds Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling in crucial featherweight bout

This is a big fight in the UFC featherweight division that could have title implications.

A big one in the UFC’s 145-pound division is set for Oct. 5.

At an event expected to be UFC 307, former UFC bantamweight champion [autotag]Aljamain Sterling[/autotag] continues his featherweight quest against top contender [autotag]Movsar Evloev[/autotag]. While the event has not yet been announced, it’s expected to take place in Salt Lake City.

Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Sterling (24-4 MMA, 16-4 UFC) and Evloev (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) have gone back-and-forth in recent weeks. Both expressed interest in the fight, but a date was debated. Now, it seems they’ve found common ground.

Sterling lost the promotion’s bantamweight title to Sean O’Malley by TKO in August 2023 after three title defenses as champion. He moved to featherweight and debuted at UFC 300, when he defeated Calvin Kattar by unanimous decision.

Evloev enters the fight undefeated, with his three most recent wins against Arnold Allen, Diego Lopes, and Dan Ige. A former M-1 champion, Evloev has won all eight of his UFC fights by decision.

No other bouts have been announced or reported for UFC 307 at this time.

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