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Kevin Holland’s approach to UFC competition is different than most. Though “Trailblazer” has certainly put his best foot forward in two separate divisions, he’s never seemed overly heartbroken that a title run has yet to materialize after 22 bouts inside the Octagon. Instead, Holland has been plenty content to cash checks in two divisions, jumping on short-notice fights in two separate weight classes to set various UFC records for overall activity.

He’s very much the modern day Donald Cerrone in terms of activity, and picking up eight post-fight bonuses in the process doesn’t hurt his finances. Holland’s anyone, any time style is certainly lucrative, and it has him feeling less than sympathetic towards fighters who only compete once or twice a year then struggle to make ends meet.

“Half these people are running around talking about, ‘We don’t get paid enough. We don’t get paid enough. We don’t get paid enough.’ You don’t fight enough,” Holland said (via MMA Junkie). “At the end of the day, you want to get paid for sh*t you don’t do. F*cking sound like a bum to me. Just remember, I wasn’t the bum like the rest of these guys.”

He continued, “I had real jobs before this so I understand activity. I understand going to work so I can pay my bills and I’ve got a lot of bills. Respect to Alex [Pereira]. Alex has done this and gotten the belt and stayed active. Lot of missions and they’re all successful missions. Me? I’m just active.”

Holland’s iron man strategy to fighting is admirable, and it’s true that a lot of fighters wouldn’t be up for the task of jumping weight classes on short-notice. However, it’s equally true that many don’t receive the opportunity. The UFC roster is massive, and the promotion only holds so many events and so many fights each year. Most athletes are lucky to fight twice in a year and can end up waiting for months on the sidelines in the hopes of getting an offer.

If there’s no opening, there’s no getting paid.

Ultimately, Holland returns to action this weekend (Oct. 5, 2024), opening the main card of UFC 307 at 185-pounds opposite Roman Dolidze. It’s his second Middleweight bout this year, and victory would likely return him to the official UFC rankings.

Insomnia

There was no need for this middle man, just splash him with the bottle.

This is an absolute d—k move, but an active fistfight is the perfect place for such a thing!

Interesting phrasing from “The Dream.”

Oh yeah, I’m ready to watch Carlos Prates fight again!

Speaking of the Fighting Nerds, Mauricio Ruffy is looking fast and violent on pads. That said, his absolute refusal to ever raise his non-punching arm to his chin is at least a bit concerning …

A short bit of wrestling between Khamzat Chimaev and Arman Tsarukyan:

If the tweet didn’t include the word “Merab,” I wouldn’t have any idea who’s being referenced here.

Slips, rips, and KO clips

A Kevin Lee resurgence would be the story of the decade.

The worst dead leg of all time?

Through the guard:

Random Land

Not the time for contemplation …

Midnight Music: Indie, 1997

Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.

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Wes Schultz will get another chance inside the octagon as he returns to Dana White’s Contender Series on Oct. 15 to replace Alain Van De Merckt against Heraldo Souza at middleweight.

Multiple people with knowledge of the chance confirmed the news to MMA Fighting.

Schultz (6-2) first appeared on DWCS on Aug. 13, losing an entertaining match to Mansur Abdul-Malik via second-round stoppage. “Party Time” was riding a three-fight finishing streak going into that bout, all in the opening round.

Souza (9-1-1) claimed the SFT welterweight championship with a 97-second knockout over Andre Fischer this past April, extending his unbeaten streak to six. “Savage” decided to move up to 185 pounds for a shot at a UFC contract through DWCS.

Check the updated Contender Series lineup for Oct. 15 below.

• Wes Schultz vs. Heraldo Souza
• Nick Piccininni vs. Jack Duffy
• Yadier DelValle vs. Antonio Monteiro
• Leslie Hernandez vs. Julieta Martinez
• Mohamed Ado vs. Jonathan Micallef

Mike Heck contributed to this report

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In the third episode of UFC 307 Embedded, Kayla Harrison shows off her striking, Khalil Rountree Jr. goes for a run, Julianna Pena is surprised at the airport, and more.

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UFC 307 takes place this Saturday in Salt Lake City, headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree Jr, and also featuring a women’s bantamweight title fight between Raquel Pennington and Julianna Peña. On top of that, there are 10 other big fights so No Bets Barred is back to break it all down.

This week, host Jed Meshew takes a deep dive on all 12 fights at UFC 307 and his favorite bets for each. Topics discussed include Rountree’s chances at pulling off the upset, Peña’s quest to become the most improbably two-time UFC champion ever, Jose Aldo being the GOAT, and plenty more.

Tune in for episode 102 of No Bets Barred.

New episodes of the No Bets Barred podcast drop every Wednesday and are available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you find your favorite podcasts. The latest episode can be heard below.

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