Joe Solecki sees tough fight with Jim Miller as chance to prove his UFC worth
April 4, 2021
Just when things were starting to take off for lightweight Joe Solecki, the novel coronavirus put a halt, albeit temporarily, to the momentum he had built.
After earning a UFC contract with a win at Dana White’s Contender Series in July of 2019, Solecki was successful in his promotional debut five months later against Matt Wiman. It wouldn’t be until the following September that Solecki would be able to return to the UFC with a win over Austin Hubbard.
“I fought at the end of 2019 and I was super eager to get back in there again right away,” Solecki told MMAWeekly.com. “Right about the time I should have gotten back in there, everything hit.
Kevin Holland steps in to face Marvin Vettori in UFC on ABC 2 main event
April 1, 2021
After pondering a potential move to welterweight, no. 10 ranked middleweight Kevin Holland will be competing in his second main event in three weeks, taking on no. 6 ranked welterweight Marvin Vettori in the main event of UFC on ABC 2.
Holland replaces the injured Darren Till. The no. 5 ranked middleweight was forced to pull out Tuesday after he suffered a broken collarbone.
Just eight minutes after Vettori sent a disgruntled tweet in response to Till pulling out of the fight, Holland responded on Twitter with his trademark phrase, “call big mouth”.