Kevin Holland has no concept why Khamzat Chimaev thinks he would wish to prepare with him following the results of their last-minute catchweight combat at UFC 279.
Holland accepted the bout on quick discover after Khamzat was pulled from his welterweight headliner with Nate Diaz after his historic UFC 279 weight miss. ‘Borz’ received the matchup through submission, submitting ‘Trailblazer’ with a D’Arce choke simply two minutes into the primary spherical.
Any unhealthy blood that they had before the fight was squashed within the Octagon however Holland desires to make it clear that he has no intention of forming any friendship with Khamzat after capturing down the latter’s post-fight coaching invite throughout a current look on The MMA Hour (h/t MMA News).
“It’s extra seemingly for the universe to alter and all of us appear like cartoon characters. I’m not coaching with that man. I don’t know what the f*ck he was considering,” Holland, a former top-ten middleweight, instructed Ariel Helwani. “I suppose as a result of I requested him what number of occasions per week they work wrestling. However hey, I’m simply making an attempt to steal the recipe for me and my guys. He shot a quick shot.”
“It’s me and my staff towards the world,” he continued. “I’m not coaching with no different squads. I’ll cease in, say what’s as much as some individuals I feel are actually cool, shout out to these boys on the market at RVCA… However my squad is my squad. My staff is my staff,” Holland continued. “No thanks, in any way. There’s no thanks even concerned. Simply two center fingers, however I ain’t gonna throw it up on Ariel Helwani’s present.”
Holland will look to rebound from his UFC 279 loss to Khamzat when he takes on two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson at UFC on ESPN 42 on Dec. 3. Simply a few weeks earlier than the matchup was introduced, Holland revealed that he had retired at age 29 however later walked back those comments through Instagram.
