Holland takes on Gunnar Nelson at UFC Fight Night 255 on March 22 from The O2 in London ( ESPN+ ). A person with knowledge of the matchup informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. X user @realkevink first reported the news.

Gunnar Nelson will end a two-year layoff when he faces Kevin Holland in a welterweight bout at UFC London on March 22, sources told MMA Junkie's Farah Hannoun.Nelson hasn't competed since a first-round submission of Bryan Barberena at UFC 286 in March 2023.

After a trio of fights at middleweight, Kevin Holland's going back down to 170lbs. The Fort-Worth native has struggled to find momentum lately, suffering back-to-back losses to Roman Dolidze and Reinier de Ridder.