A marquee headliner goes down on Saturday night from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nev., when No. 7-ranked Derek Brunson battles No. 10-ranked Kevin Holland in middleweight action.
Brunson looks to take down another rising star. In his last time out, Brunson stopped Edmen Shahbazyan in the third round back in August. The perennial middleweight contender is riding a three-fight winning streak since losing to current middleweight kingpin Israel Adesanya at UFC 230.
Holland took the MMA world by storm in 2020. He competed five times in the final seven months, winning all of them including four via stoppage. Most recently, Holland notched the biggest victory of them of all when he knocked out former Strikeforce middleweight champion Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza in the first round.
A win for Brunson puts him in the top five and closer to that elusive title shot. For Holland, it's a victory in his first-ever UFC main event and a chance to extend his winning streak to six and vault himself into the top five.
Who's going to get it done on the big stage?
Here is everything you need to know about UFC Fight Night: Kevin Holland vs. Derek Brunson.
When is UFC Fight Night: Kevin Holland vs. Derek Brunson?
- Date: Saturday, March 20
- Prelims: 7 p.m. ET
- Main card: 10 p.m. ET
UFC Fight Night: Holland vs. Brunson takes place Saturday night, March 20. Prelims get underway at 7 p.m. ET, followed by the main card at 10 p.m. ET.
How to watch UFC Fight Night: Holland vs. Brunson TV, live stream info
In the United States, the prelims and main card are on ESPN+.
In Canada, the prelims (7 p.m. ET) and main card are on TSN5.
In the U.K., UFC Fight Night can be seen live BT Sport 1 (prelims at 11 p.m. GMT and main card at 2 a.m. on Sunday).
In Germany, Austria, Italy and Spain, the UFC Fight Night main card (3 a.m. CET Sunday) is available on DAZN, the global sports streaming service.
More details about how to watch in other countries can be found at UFC.com.
Where is UFC Fight Night?
UFC Fight Night: Holland vs. Brunson will take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Holland competes at the Apex for the fifth time while Brunson steps into the venue for the second time.
UFC Fight Night odds
Bet MGM (as of March 15) has installed Holland as the favorite at -175 meaning you'd need to bet $175 to win $100. Meanwhile, Brunson is at +145, meaning if you bet $100, you'd net $145.
Kevin Holland record, bio
- Name: Kevin Holland
- Nationality: American
- Born: November 5, 1992
- Height: 6-3
- Reach: 81 inches
- Total fights: 26
- Record: 21-5
Derek Brunson record, bio
- Name: Derek Brunson
- Nationality: American
- Born: January 4, 1984
- Height: 6-1
- Reach: 77 inches
- Total fights: 28
- Record: 21-7
UFC Fight Night: Holland vs. Brunson fight card
Main card
- Derek Brunson vs. Kevin Holland; Middleweight
- Gregor Gillespie vs. Brad Riddell; Lightweight
- Tai Tuivasa vs. Don'Tale Mayes; Heavyweight
- Adrian Yanez vs. Gustavo Lopez; Bantamweight
- Song Kenan vs. Max Griffin; Welterweight
- Cheyanne Buys vs. Montserrat Ruiz; Women’s Strawweight
Preliminary card
- Marion Reneau vs. Macy Chiasson; Women’s Bantamweight
- Leonardo Santos vs. Grant Dawson; Lightweight
- Trevin Giles vs. Roman Dolidze; Middleweight
- Montel Jackson vs. Jesse Strader; Bantamweight
- Julia Avila vs. Julija Stoliarenko; Women’s Bantamweight
- JP Buys vs. Bruno Gustavo da Silva; Flyweight