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The organization has added Chris Curtis (31-11, 1 NC) vs. Kevin Holland (26-11, 1 NC) to the billing of UFC 307 on Oct. 5, courtesy of an initial announcement by Curtis’ management team Iridium Sports Agency on Monday. The former welterweights who have swum in the same circles for years will finally throw down, likely doing so in the Delta Center in Salt Lake City—although that venue is not official. The middleweight pairing has since been confirmed by Holland on social media.
“The Action Man” is coming off a pair of split decisions leading up to this expected main card excursion, winning one against Marc-Andre Barriault in January and dropping a five-rounder to Brendan Allen in April. While the well-traveled Curtis had experienced success introducing himself to the promotion in 2021 and 2021, beating Phil Hawes, Allen and Rodolfo Vieira, he has struggled since then, winning just two of six. His other win since then came over Joaquin Buckley, putting the high-flying striker away with strikes in the second round at UFC 282.
Texas’ Holland has had alternating success as he shifted back and forth between weight classes. “Trailblazer” notably took an extremely late-notice fight against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279, facing the rebooked “Borz” with just a few hours of prep while giving up nearly 10 pounds on the scale. He subsequently fell short to names like Stephen Thompson and Michael Page, but has finished the likes of Santiago Ponzinibbio and Michal Oleksiejczuk in recent memory.
UFC 307 will likely go down at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, with no headliner currently on the books. The women’s bantamweight title is rumored to be up for grabs on Oct. 5, with Raquel Pennington defending her strap against Julianna Pena. Additional matchups already booked include a featherweight contest pitting Movsar Evloev against Aljamain Sterling, a strawweight scrap when Marina Rodriguez faces Iasmin Lucindo and a middleweight encounter pitting Cesar Almeida against Ihor Potieria.
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