Kevin Holland calls rematches

Kevin Holland left UFC 327 with a win over Randy Brown and two names for his next fight: Daniel Rodriguez and Mike Malott. (mmajunkie.usatoday.com) Holland beat Brown by unanimous decision on April 11, 2026, at Kaseya Center in Miami, with all three judges scoring it 30-27. The bout was a welterweight prelim on the UFC 327 card. (ufc.com) Afterward, Holland said he wanted Rodriguez or Malott, the two men who beat him in 2025. MMA Junkie reported the callouts on April 13, one day after the event. (mmajunkie.usatoday.com) The Rodriguez loss came first at UFC 318 in New Orleans on July 19, 2025. Rodriguez won a unanimous decision in a three-round fight after a bout UFC and media outlets described as a wild back-and-forth war. (ufc.com) (mmajunkie.usatoday.com) The Malott loss followed three months later at UFC Fight Night in Vancouver on October 18, 2025. UFC’s live results page listed Malott as a unanimous decision winner by three 29-28 scores. (ufc.com) Those two defeats had pushed Holland into a two-fight skid before he faced Brown in Miami. Ahead of UFC 327, Yahoo’s Uncrowned noted Holland entered the Brown fight with those back-to-back losses on his record. (sports.yahoo.com) Holland’s callouts fit his recent schedule as much as his record. UFC preview coverage before Vancouver said the Malott bout was already his fifth fight of 2025, extending the fast-turnaround pace that has defined much of his run. (ufc.com) Rodriguez and Malott also offer different kinds of rematches. Rodriguez is a veteran contender listed by UFC as No. 14 at welterweight, while Malott’s October win over Holland was billed by UFC as the biggest victory of Malott’s career. (ufc.com 1) (ufc.com 2) For now, Holland has one new result and two old scores he wants to settle. The next move belongs to UFC matchmakers, but he made his preference clear as soon as the Brown fight ended. (ufc.com) (mmajunkie.usatoday.com)