Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-09-16, mma bout not particularly good: Kevin Holland vs Jack Della Maddalena gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2023).
Della Maddalena vs Holland is scheduled to take place Saturday, September 16th, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 3-round welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Alexa Grasso vs Valentina Shevchenko 2 – UFC Fight Night 227 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 85 or Noche UFC). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Kevin Holland record
The black belt in kung-fu and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Kevin Holland entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-9-0 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg) in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Leon Edwards).
He lost two consecutive fights in 2022, against Khamzat Chimaev (Khamzat Chimaev vs Kevin Holland) and Stephen Thompson (Stephen Thompson vs Kevin Holland), but then he has beat Santiago Ponzinibbio (Kevin Holland vs Santiago Ponzinibbio) and Michael Chiesa (Kevin Holland vs Michael Chiesa).
Holland’s next fight: Kevin Holland vs Michael Page
Jack Della Maddalena record
His opponent, Jack Della Maddalena, has a record of 15-2-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the welterweight division.
He lost his first two professional bouts in 2016, against Aldin Bates and Darcy Vendy, but since then he has won 15 consecutive matches defeating Danny Roberts Randy Brown (Randy Brown vs Jack Della Maddalena) and Bassil Hafez in his last three (Jack Della Maddalena vs Bassil Hafez).
Della Maddalena’s next fight: Gilbert Burns vs Jack Della Maddalena
Fight card
Here is the UFC Fight Night 227 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+)
Alexa Grasso vs Valentina Shevchenko 2
Kevin Holland vs Jack Della Maddalena
Raul Rosas Jr vs Terrence Mitchell
Christos Giagos vs Daniel Zellhuber
Fernando Padilla vs Kyle Nelson
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Lupita Godinez vs Elise Reed
Roman Kopylov vs Josh Fremd
Edgar Chairez vs Daniel Lacerda
Jasmine Jasudavicius vs Tracy Cortez
Charlie Campbell vs Alex Reyes
Josefine Lindgren Knutsson vs Marnic Mann
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Kevin Holland vs Jack Della Maddalena as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Holland vs Della Maddalena fight?
Jack Della Maddalena defeated Kevin Holland via split decision. Scores were 28–29, 29–28, 29–28.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Fight Night 227 post-fight octagon interview of Kevin Holland and Jack Della Maddalena.