{"id":379449,"date":"2021-03-21T06:06:46","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T13:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=379449"},"modified":"2021-03-21T06:21:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T13:21:18","slug":"kevin-holland-responds-to-critics-who-say-he-should-stop-talking-during-his-fights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/kevin-holland-responds-to-critics-who-say-he-should-stop-talking-during-his-fights\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Holland responds to critics who say he should \u201cstop talking\u201d during his fights"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC middleweight Kevin Holland responded to the critics who said that he should \u201cstop talking\u201d during his fights following UFC Vegas 22.<\/p>\n

Holland lost a unanimous decision when Derek Brunson was able to take him down at will and control him on the mat en route to a unanimous decision victory<\/a>. While it was a solid performance by Brunson, who did exactly what he needed to do to win the fight, it was disappointing to see Holland not take the fight more seriously. Instead of having an urgency to finish the fight, Holland instead let the clock continue to tick. Once he finally started to take the fight seriously late in the fifth round, it was already far too late.<\/p>\n

Following UFC Vegas 22, the critics were out in full force against Holland following a dreadful performance from the Texan. Many were vocal about the fact Holland seemed to be more interested in talking rather than fighting. Taking to his social media<\/a> following the bout, Holland took a shot at the fans who said that he should stop being a “Big Mouth.”<\/p>\n

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Kevin Holland: "Oh f*** we're a little beat up but never gonna stop talking. If you guys don't f***ing like it, deuces." \u270c\ufe0f (via @Trailblaze2top<\/a>) #UFCVegas22<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/lz8APXMtXQ<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) March 21, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n