Don’t expect Kevin Holland to change his ways in the aftermath of losing his first UFC main event. Holland (21-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC) suffered a unanimous decision loss to Derek Brunson (22-7 MMA, 13-5 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 21 headliner, and afterward he received a lot of criticism for his antics throughout the bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Due to the amount of talking Holland did inside the octagon, UFC president Dana White said he thought the fighter had a “mental breakdown,” and others questioned why Holland didn’t focus more on fighting than chatting, especially when it was clear he was losing.
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Kevin Holland defiant toward post-loss criticism: ‘Never going to stop talking’ – MMA Junkie