Till Injured Marvin Vettori now faces Kevin Holland April 10th

A “Big Mouth” in search of redemption has jumped at the chance to have a main event fight with a surging Italian.

On Tuesday news broke that the UFC’s originally scheduled main event for April 10th had hit a snag in the form of Darren Till injuring his collar bone. Marvin Vettori wasn’t without an option for along as Kevin “The Trailblazer” Holland offered on Twitter to jump in and replace Till. All signs point to the UFC graciously accepting Holland’s offer.

Holland the number 11 ranked contender who will be back in the octagon on a 21-day turnaround from his five-round main event fight against Derek Brunson. The comes on the heels of Holland being the 2020 UFC Fighter of the year going 5-0. The win streak included knockouts out Anthony Hernandez, Joaquin Buckley, & “Jacare” Souza.

Vettori is the number 6 ranked middleweight contender. In December “The Italian Dream” ran his win streak to four after a decision win over Jack Hermansson. When in the United States, the 27-year-old sharpens his skills at Kings MMA.  

 

MAIN CARD (ABC, ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)

  • Middleweight Bout: Marvin Vettori (16-3-1) vs. Kevin Holland (21-6)
  • Featherweight Bout: Arnold Allen (16-1) vs. Sodiq Yusuff (11-1)
  • Middleweight Bout: Kyle Daukaus (10-1) vs. Aliaskhab Khizriev (13-0)
  • Middleweight Bout: Sam Alvey (33-14-1) vs. Julian Marquez (8-2)
  • Women’s Strawweight Bout: Nina Ansaroff (10-6) vs. Mackenzie Dern (10-1)
  • Welterweight Bout: Mike Perry (14-7) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (13-2)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 12 p.m. ET)

  • Lightweight Bout: Jim Miller (32-15) vs. Joe Solecki (10-2)
  • Lightweight Bout: Mateusz Gamrot (17-1) vs. Scott Holtzman (14-4)
  • Women’s Bantamweight Bout: Erin Blanchfield (6-1) vs. Norma Dumont (5-1)
  • Lightweight Bout: Ignacio Bahamondes (11-3) vs. John Makdessi (17-7)
  • Heavyweight Bout: Jarjis Danho (5-1-1) vs. Yorgan De Castro (6-2)
  • Bantamweight Bout: Hunter Azure (9-1) vs. Jack Shore (13-0)
  • Featherweight Bout: Jordan Griffin (18-8) vs. Luis Saldana (14-6)
  • Light-heavyweight Bout: William Knight (9-1) vs. Da Un Jung (13-2-1)
  • Lightweight Bout: Impa Kasanganay (8-1) vs. Sasha Palatnikov (6-2)

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