UFC Vegas 22: ‘Brunson vs Holland’ Live Results and Highlights

By Chris Taylor - March 20, 2021

The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 22: Brunson vs Holland event, a ten-bout fight card set to take place on ESPN.

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Derek Brunson will enter tonight’s event headliner on a three-fight win streak, his latest being a TKO victory over Edmen Shahbazyan in August. Prior to that, the middleweight veteran was coming off back-to-back decision victories over Ian Heinisch and Elias Theodorou.

Meanwhile, Kevin Holland will enter tonight’s UFC Vegas 22 main event on a five-fight win streak, his latest being a KO victory over Jacare Souza at UFC 256. ‘Trail Blazer’ earned all five of his most recent victories during the 2020 calendar year.

Kevin Holland

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Tonight’s event was expected to be co-headlined by a lightweight bout between Gregor Gillespie and Brad Riddell. Unfortunately, that fight was called off at the last minute (more on that here).

Replacing the aforementioned Gillespie vs. Riddell bout is a welterweight contest between Song Kenan and Max Griffin.

Kenan (16-5 MMA) is currently riding a two-fight winning streak, this after earning wins over Derrick Krantz and Callan Potter in his most recent Octagon appearances.

As for Max Griffin (16-8 MMA), ‘Pain’ enters tonight’s UFC Vegas 22 event coming off of a TKO victory over Ramiz Brahimaj in his most recent effort this past November. That win was preceded by a split-decision loss to Alex ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira at UFC 248.

Get all of tonight’s live results and highlights below (refresh for updates):

UFC Vegas 22 Main card (ESPN2/ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET)

Derek Brunson vs. Kevin Holland – Brunson def. Holland by unanimous decision (49-45, 49-46 x2)

Song Kenan vs. Max Griffin – Griffin def. Kenan via KO at 2:20 of Round 1

Cheyanne Buys vs. Montserrat Ruiz – Ruiz def. Buys by unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 29-27)

Adrian Yanez vs. Gustavo Lopez – Yanez def. Lopez via KO at :27 of Round 3

Tai Tuivasa vs. Harry Hunsucker – Tuivasa def. Hunsucker via TKO (punches) at :49 of Round 1

UFC Vegas 22 Prelims (ESPN+ at 7:30 p.m. ET)

Marion Reneau vs. Macy Chiasson – Chiasson def. Reneua by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

Leonardo Santos vs. Grant Dawson –  Dawson def. Santos via KO at 4:59 of Round 3

Trevin Giles vs. Roman Dolidze – Giles def. Dolidze by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Montel Jackson vs. Jesse Strader – Jackson def. Strader via TKO (ground and pound) at 1:58 of Round 1

Bruno Silva vs. JP Buys – Silva def. Buys via TKO (punches) at 2:56 of Round 2

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