Kevin Holland and Reinier de Ridder, UFC 311 ceremonial weigh-in Credit score: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press
Kevin Holland and Reinier de Ridder kicked off the UFC 311 principal card on the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California on Saturday.
Holland was getting into professional combat #40, whereas de Ridder was competing in his second UFC bout after attaining double-champ standing for ONE earlier than leaping ship final yr.
Off the opening bell of the middleweight combat, de Ridder instantly grabbed a leg and transformed a single-leg takedown. Holland threw up an arm-bar, however RDR was in a position to defend it. He received again on high, and after a second settled into Holland’s guard. Holland, as Holland tends to do, was speaking – to his opponent, and to the ref. As for de Ridder, he landed an elbow that reduce open Holland, then dropped lefts and rights after returning to his ft, with Holland sustaining a closed guard off his again.
Moments later, de Ridder took the again, with Holland standing again up. The Dutchman was excessive up and at risk of sliding off the highest; they wound up going to the bottom, with de Ridder sinking in a physique lock. The rear-naked choke was sunk in itself moments later, and shortly after, Kevin Holland was compelled to faucet!
Official End result: Reinier de Ridder def. Kevin Holland by submission (rear-naked choke), Spherical 1, 3:31