{"id":219521,"date":"2025-10-17T10:17:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T10:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/219521\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T10:17:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T10:17:15","slug":"mike-malott-vows-to-finish-kevin-holland-at-ufc-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/219521\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Malott vows to finish Kevin Holland at UFC Vancouver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cProper\u201d is looking to be violent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight Mike Malott collides with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-mma-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 15-ranked<\/a> Kevin Holland in the co-main event of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-fight-cards\/383997\/ufc-vancouver-fight-card-start-time-date-and-location-de-ridder-vs-hernandez-mma\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC Vancouver<\/a> this weekend (Sat., Oct. 18, 2025) inside Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">While there are more meaningful matchups on the ESPN+ card, including other high-ranked fights, Holland vs. Malott earns the co-main slot for one simple reason \u2014 both men bring guaranteed chaos. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2022\/4\/9\/23018191\/ufc-273-full-fight-video-highlights-results-volkanovski-korean-zombie-espn-mike-malott\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">They\u2019re finishers by nature<\/a>, and Malott vows to stop \u201cBig Mouth\u201d and steal his spot in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-mma-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top 15 rankings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cI\u2019m one of the most dangerous guys in the UFC,\u201d Malott told UFC.com during UFC Vancouver media day. \u201cIf you look at my record, it\u2019s split down the middle between submissions and knockouts \u2014 and now I\u2019ve got one decision win. I\u2019m well-rounded.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2025\/5\/10\/24427631\/watch-full-fight-video-highlights-ufc-315-results-espn-ppv-montreal-malott-knockout-radtke\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> I can knock guys out<\/a>; I proved that in my last fight. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2025\/5\/10\/24427631\/watch-full-fight-video-highlights-ufc-315-results-espn-ppv-montreal-malott-knockout-radtke\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I\u2019ve got that one-punch knockout power<\/a>, and I can sit dangerous dudes down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cThen I can go out and submit people,\u201d Malott added. \u201cThe two fighters I\u2019ve submitted \u2014 three if you count Contender Series \u2014 had never been submitted before. So, I\u2019m tapping guys that no one could tap, knocking out high-level strikers, and showing I can win decisions. No matter where this fight goes, I can finish him or pick this guy apart and outclass him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Aside from his loss to Neil Magny \u2014 where he was winning until the final minutes (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2024\/1\/21\/24045374\/watch-full-fight-video-highlights-ufc-297-results-espn-ppv-toronto-magny-knockout-malott\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">watch highlights<\/a>) \u2014 Malott has been nearly flawless inside the Octagon and is emerging as someone to watch in the Welterweight division.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Remember that <a href=\"http:\/\/mmamania.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MMAmania.com<\/a> will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-fight-cards\/383997\/ufc-vancouver-fight-card-start-time-date-and-location-de-ridder-vs-hernandez-mma\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC Vancouver fight card<\/a>, starting with the <a href=\"https:\/\/go.web.plus.espn.com\/c\/482924\/595608\/9070?subId1=SBNation&amp;subId2=[sb1016awD][396201][][][][][][][][][mmamania.com]\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN+<\/a> \u201cPrelims\u201d matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. ET, before the main card start time at 7 p.m. ET (also on <a href=\"https:\/\/go.web.plus.espn.com\/c\/482924\/595608\/9070?subId1=SBNation&amp;subId2=[sb1016awD][396201][][][][][][][][][mmamania.com]\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN+<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">To checkout the latest and greatest UFC Vancouver: \u201cde Ridder vs. Allen\u201d news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-espn-plus-fight-pass-events-schedule-mma\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cProper\u201d is looking to be violent. 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