Pros react after Stephen Thompson defeats Kevin Holland at UFC Orlando

By Chris Taylor - December 3, 2022

Tonight’s UFC Orlando event was headlined by a welterweight contest featuring Stephen Thompson taking on Kevin Holland.

Stephen Thompson, Kevin Holland, UFC Orlando, UFC

Thompson (17-6-1 MMA) had entered the contest looking to rebound, this after dropping back-to-back decisions losses to Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad. Prior to those setbacks, the former two-time welterweight title challenger had scored wins over Geoff Neal and Vicente Luque.

Meanwhile, Kevin Holland (23-9 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since suffering a first-round submission loss to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279. Prior to that loss, ‘Trailblazer’ was coming off back-to-back stoppage victories over Alex Oliveira and Tim Means.

Tonight’s UFC Orlando main event proved to be a thrilling back and forth war. Both men got off significant shots in the opening round and the frantic pace just continued into round two. However, in rounds three and four ‘Wonderboy’ turned the tide completely in his favor and began landing everything in his arsenal on ‘Trailblazer’. After narrowly surviving to see the horn at the end of round four, Holland’s corned stopped the fight in before the fifth and final round could begin.

Official UFC Result: Stephen Thompson def. Kevin Holland via TKO at 5:00 of Round 4

Check out how the pros reacted to ‘Thompson vs. Holland’ below:

https://twitter.com/twrecks155/status/1599279809640951813

https://twitter.com/ALIAQUINTA/status/1599283556270104577

https://twitter.com/chase_hooper/status/1599281041856135169

https://twitter.com/Justin_Gaethje/status/1599284920463282177

Post-fight reactions to Stephen Thompson defeating Kevin Holland at UFC Orlando:

https://twitter.com/francis_ngannou/status/1599289443583950849

https://twitter.com/Justin_Gaethje/status/1599289661511598080

Who would you like to see Stephen Thompson fight next following his TKO victory over Kevin Holland at tonight’s UFC Orlando event? Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!

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