Kevin Holland is one of the most active fighters on the UFC roster and that’s something that he’s very proud of.
“Big Mouth” is back in action this weekend at UFC 307, where he will face Roman Dolidze up at middleweight.
Following his bout in Salt Lake City this upcoming weekend, he will have fought 18 times since 2020 which means he has fought, on average, every three months over the past four years.
Holland spoke about this during his media day interviews where he was asked what kind of legacy he wants to leave behind.
He used this opportunity to call out the fighters who complain about their pay but aren’t as active.
“That I’m an active m***********. At the end of the day it’s like I did a little electrical work before, my Gran and Grandpa own a janitorial business so I understood the 9-5 and clocking in hours and getting done with the job to get paid. Half these people 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 even fight enough. It’s like at the end of the day, you wanna get paid for s*** that you don’t do. F****** sounds like a bum to me. So just remember I wasn’t the bum like the rest of these guys.”
Social Media Reacts To Kevin Holland’s Comments On Fighter Pay & Activity
This comment caused some controversy online with people both agreeing with Holland and arguing against his point that fighters who complain about pay should simply fight more often.
The following post from Al Zullino (Phre on X) shows why that might not be an option for every fighter on the roster considering the sheer number of athletes that want to be active.
This conversation continued with Zullino posting several more times to explain why some of the counterpoints to his initial statement aren’t relevant.
Many responses pointed to things like the UFC being contractually obliged to offer a fighter three bouts per year but as Zullino explained, fulfilling that demand if every signed fighter agreed to take those offers, isn’t a possibility.
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