After several weeks of hinting that he may be retiring from MMA, today, UFC fighter Kevin Holland officially announced his retirement from MMA — this and much more in Tuesday's social media roundup.
Kevin Holland officially announces his retirement from MMA
Following his dominant defeat to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279, Kevin Holland teased that he could be done with MMA for good. Despite many people thinking this was just a reactionary comment from Holland, he continued making social media posts hinting at his retirement.
During a podcast appearance which was released today, Holland officially confirmed his retirement from MMA and stated that unless something 'magical' pops up he is 100 per cent retired.
See what Holland had to say in full below.
Kevin Holland: ‘I’m officially retired’ from fighting ‘unless something super-duper magical pops up’
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) October 4, 2022
Full story: https://t.co/JgpXhSeBov pic.twitter.com/loQLFnkBHB
The main reason as to why so many people are sceptical about this statement from Holland is because of how young he is and the fact that despite not being ranked in either the welterweight or middleweight division in which he has competed in, he is one of the most exciting and entertaining fighters on the current UFC roster.
If Holland is being serious and has genuinely retired from MMA then it is unfortunate as he has so much potential and he is one of the most loved fighters in the UFC.
Happy Birthday to Bryce Mitchell!
Happy Birthday to UFC featherweight contender Bryce Mitchell who turns 28 today!
Happy birthday @ThugnastyMMA ---- pic.twitter.com/lbq7RnvWPc
— UFC (@ufc) October 4, 2022
Every current UFC champion's first finish in the promotion
Check out this awesome Twitter thread below to see every current UFC champion's first finish in the promotion.
Every Current Champion’s first UFC finish: thread pic.twitter.com/H6kp9GMWeC
— -------------- ---- -- (@blessedcasual) October 3, 2022
Rumours of Khamzat Chimaev being stuck in Russia are debunked
Earlier today rumours surfaced that Khamzat Chimaev was stuck in Russia after having his passport seized by Russian authorities whilst he was over visiting his family in Chechnya.
These rumours have now been debunked as Brett Okamoto has spoken with Chimaev's manager who confirmed there were no issues regarding Chimaev and his travel out of Russia.
I just spoke to Khamzat Chimaev's (@KChimaev) manager Majdi Shammas, who told me reports of Khamzat being stuck in Russia with a revoked passport are not true. Khamzat is in Russia, but there are 'no problems' with any travel restrictions according to Shammas.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) October 4, 2022
Aspen Ladd signs with PFL
Following her release from the UFC last week, it has been confirmed today that Aspen Ladd has signed with PFL.
-- OFFICIAL: @TheAspenLadd is PFL bound! pic.twitter.com/8WzWx3fSD5
— PFL (@PFLMMA) October 4, 2022
This is a very good signing for PFL as Ladd, as she showed multiple times in her run in the UFC, is one of the best female fighters in the sport when she isn't battling with weight-cut issues.
Deiveson Figueiredo vs Brandon Moreno 4 official for UFC 283 in Brazil
A flyweight title unification and the fourth fight between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno has been made official for UFC 283 which will take place in Rio De Janeiro.
An epic fourth fight between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno will take place in Rio early next year, multiple sources confirmed with @marcraimondi ----
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) October 4, 2022
Both bout agreements have been signed, sources said. pic.twitter.com/Ec1ziKhc6k
The three fights which Figueiredo and Moreno have had so far have all been incredible so fans certainly will not be against a fourth fight between the two.
Bo Nickal claims that if he has to fight on the UFC prelims he will retire
Last Wednesday Bo Nickal was officially signed by the UFC following another dominant win on Dana White's contender series.
Despite Nickal being just three fights into his professional MMA career he is already one of the most hyped fighters in the UFC's middleweight division.
Speaking to Ariel Helwani this week on the MMA Hour, Nickal claimed that if he has to fight on the prelims he will just retire.
Bo Nickal: If I have to fight on the prelims, I'll just retire.#TheMMAHour pic.twitter.com/i3FX3qARXX
— Jed I. Goodman (@jedigoodman) October 3, 2022
It was confirmed several days ago that Nickal would make his UFC debut at UFC 282 in December against Jamie Pickett.
Khabib Nurmagomedov to corner Belal Muhammad at UFC 280
At UFC 280 Belal Muhammad will try to continue his road to a UFC title shot as he takes on Sean Brady in what will be a very important fight for the welterweight division.
Muhammad may have just been given a boost for this fight as it has been confirmed that former UFC lightweight champion and one of the greatest fighters of all time Khabib Nurmagomedov will be in Muhammad's corner.
-- Khabib Nurmagomedov will corner Belal Muhammad in his fight against Sean Brady at #UFC280 on October 22nd. [per “Remember The Show”]#UFC280 #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/rQ2w8Sgfds
— The MMA Media (@The_MMA_Media) October 3, 2022
Dana White in incredible shape following him being told he had 10 years left to live
UFC president Dana White has gone viral over the last few days after a picture was released of his physique.
53 year old UFC President Dana White -- pic.twitter.com/1VoIufQoKa
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) October 3, 2022
This photo was released following White recently speaking about a medical professional who he went to and he was told he would have around 10 years left to live.
Since White received that news, he has been investing in himself a lot more which explains the incredible shape he is in despite being 53 years old.
Daniel Cormier to make first WWE appearance this upcoming weekend at Extreme Rules
Former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier has been extremely vocal throughout his MMA career about how much of a huge professional wrestling fan he is.
Well, this upcoming weekend at WWE Extreme Rules Cormier will make his debut in a wrestling organisation as he will be the special guest referee in the highly anticipated Fight Pit match between Seth Rollins and Matt Riddle.
This is not a drill --
— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) October 2, 2022
Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) will serve as a guest referee at WWE’s Extreme Rules --
Seth Rollins -- Matt Riddle
via @arielhelwani -- pic.twitter.com/PH1aWhjzbc
This is awesome for Cormier as he has probably waited for this moment for years.
