Vicente Luque is snubbed by opponent before UFC 316: 'I'll get him early'

K. Holland faces Vincent Luque No. UFC 316. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @trailblaze2top

Despite the undisputed victory of Vincent Luque in his last performance, at UFC 310, his next opponent doesn't seem to fear him at all. The Brazilian will measure his strength against Kevin holland on the main card of UFC 316, Saturday, in Newark (USA). For the veteran, the good phase of the 'Silent Assassin' is over.

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“If it was three years ago, it would have been a great fight. The fans would have been happy. But now I think I hit him early and he doesn’t get up,” Holland said at the press conference. 'media day' the event.

Vincent Luque finished Themba Gorimbo in December, with just 52 seconds of fighting. But before that, he was defeated by Joaquin buckley in March. Perhaps the distrust is generated by the inconsistent cartel since it faced Belal Muhammad | and lost in April 2022. In his career, the Brazilian has 23 wins, 10 losses and one draw.

But the number of fights in the welterweight division (up to 77kg), although large, does not come close to the number of duels already fought by his opponent. Kevin holland has fought 41 times professionally. There are 27 wins, 13 losses and one 'no contest'.