Brazilian's executioner at UFC 316 targets Carlos Prates and Colby Covington for fourth fight in 2025

Carlos Prates e Colby covington are UFC highlights. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS montage

Kevin holland He has already fought three times in 2025 and has two more names in mind to share the Ultimate octagon. After finishing Vincent Luque No. UFC 316, the American began to plan his next steps in the welterweight division (up to 77kg) and put a Brazilian in his sights.

At the event's press conference, Holland pointed out the card's 'UFC Night', scheduled for September, as a possible date for his return. Among the names considered, the fighter highlighted Carlos Prates as a potential opponent for the event, considering the fit of the confrontation with the proposal of the card aimed at the Latin audience.

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“So I could take a little bit of time off. I think Prates makes a lot of sense… That’s his name, right? The one who just lost to Ian, he makes a lot of sense for the ‘El Noche’ card. So there are some guys that make sense for ‘El Noche’. But Colby makes a lot of sense,” he said. Kevin holland.

However, the main name in Holland's sights is Colby covington. The fighter sees this duel as having great potential for sales and repercussion, highlighting that the provocative style of both could attract great attention from the public.

“I think it would be a good fight. Like, anything that involves me and Colby is going to sell. It could be fun, it could be a lot of teasing, it could be whatever it takes, but I think me and Colby would make the numbers… We would be the biggest Fight Night, and if we were on pay-per-view, as a co-main event, we would help sell out the event. We wouldn’t even need a packed undercard,” Holland concluded.

Kevin holland started the 2025 season being finished by Ridder's Reinier in the first round of UFC 311, held in January. However, it bounced back in style when it returned in March, UFC London, where he dominated Gunnar nelson. With the victory over Vincent Luque Last Saturday (7), the American reached the mark of 28 triumphs in his career, 23 of which were by interruptions.