UFC middleweight, Joseph Holmes claims he was the sufferer of an assault by the hands of UFC fan-favorite Kevin Holland and his pals.
“They beat me up, they beat me down, they stomped on me whereas I used to be down,” Holmes mentioned in a video posted to social media late Friday night (h/t MMA Junkie for the transcription). “F*ck, Kevin Holland. F*ck that man. I simply bought fricking jumped.”
The alleged assault is claimed to have taken place at XKO 60 a regional present in Dallas, TX.
“I’m strolling by way of the venue, he finally ends up being in entrance of me, I make fast eye contact and proceed on my manner,” Holmes mentioned i the video. “I don’t say a phrase, don’t have a look at him, don’t contact him, nothing. So then literary lower than 10 minutes later, me and my woman, we’re about to depart, and for a fast second I’m going, ‘Hey, shoot. I simply left my garments upstairs,’ as a result of I modified garments.
“I’m going again to run upstairs the place my fighter was to seize my garments that I left, and I see Kevin Holland coming down the steps. I’m strolling up the steps, and he actually stops in entrance of me, taking a look at me, and he like appears to be like at me and reaches his arms out like he’s stopping me to go upstairs.
“Then he grabs my f*cking arm. So what am I going to do? I’m like, “Na, (express), get your arms off me,’ and I again him up. … And subsequent factor you recognize, I’m getting punched at the back of my f*cking head. And I’m simply sitting there like, ‘What the f*ck.’ My glasses get tossed throughout the room, my earphones get tossed off me. I’m simply standing there confused, ‘What the f*ck did I do.’ I’m simply attempting to stroll up the steps.’”
Holmes known as out for a authentic UFC combat with Holland in response to the assault.
Shortly after the video surfaced, Holland posted on his Instagram Story responding to Holmes.
“Let’s be actual, they received’t let me combat dude however you may put $20k on sparring,” Holland wrote. “… Piss or get off the pot.”
Holmes is 1-2 within the UFC and holds a win over Alen Amedovski who he submited within the first spherical of their Could 2022 combat.
