Kevin Holland Calls Out Colby Covington After Beating Vicente Luque at UFC 316

Kevin Holland considers Colby Covington to be an easier matchup than Vicente Luque. 

Holland opened the main card action against Luque at UFC 316 on Saturday in Newark, New Jersey. While Holland’s mid-fight trash talk is well known, “Trailblazer” just couldn’t stop running his mouth at UFC 316. After hurting Luque with an elbow in the opening stanza, Holland submitted him with a brabo in the second round. 

Holland subsequently jumped the cage and shook hands with the commentary team, the UFC brass and President Donald Trump, who was also in attendance. Holland shared his plan to continue at welterweight going forward instead of dabbling at 185 pounds as he has done in the past. Holland also called out Covington, labellng him the “worst guy” in the welterweight division. While Holland considered Luque a tough matchup, he doesn’t think the same of “Chaos.”

“I’d like to keep building myself at 170 pounds, I love [185] but me, I’m professional these days,” Holland said in his post-fight interview. “And I think I can stay here at 170 and make some noise. So Colby Covington, man, you’re the worst guy in the welterweight division, and I like beating up on sorry people. Luque was a tough fight. Colby will be an easy one. Book us in the summertime or book us in the fall.”

Holland has now won back-to-back fights against Luque and Gunnar Nelson.  Covington has dropped three of his last four, two of which were title fights. The well-known heel is coming off a stoppage loss against Joaquin Buckley in December 2024.