If their first meeting was any indication, their rematch in the confines of the Ultimate Fighting Championship could be one to remember.
In 2017—a year where Kevin Holland (28-15, 1 NC) competed four times prior to joining the UFC the following year—Holland put his belt from Texas-based league Xtreme Knockout on the line at 185 pounds. That night on Jan. 28 at the Gas Monkey Live in Dallas—in a venue now defunct—Holland and Geoff Neal (16-7) threw down for the good part of three rounds. With 70 seconds to go in the third round, Holland dispatched Neal with a prolonged flurry of punches.