Kevin Holland compares knockout to Sean O'Malley in 'dope' fight with Buckley

LAS VEGAS – Kevin Holland beat Joaquin Buckley with a third-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN+ 32 in Las Vegas.

Take a look inside the fight with Holland, who won for the second straight time by knockout.

Result: Kevin Holland def. Joaquin Buckley via TKO (punch) – Round 3, 0:32
Updated records: Holland (18-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Joaquin Buckley (10-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Key stat: Holland has 15 of his 18 career wins by stoppage.

Holland on the fight’s key moment

“That was like ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley type stuff right there. That was pretty cool. I didn’t know (the knockout) was that clean. I thought it was kind of sloppy. That was pretty decent. I didn’t know it was that decent.”

Holland on the in-fight trash talk

“Any victory is a great feeling, but overall I’ve been saying, ‘Let’s go, Bucko,’ for a while. I didn’t think Buckley was coming to fight like that and he came to fight. Mad props to him for stepping up. Mad props to him for bringing the fight. Honestly, I have to sit back and really think about it, but I think that was one of the most fun fights I’ve ever been in – the back-and-forths, the smack talking. It was almost like a street affair with some cardio. That was dope.”

Holland on what he wants next

“Put me in there as much as I can until I hit 30. Then I’m going to slow down a little bit. But I want to have fun, and to me, there’s no better job than fighting. Every time they call me, I’ll take the fight.”

To hear more from Holland, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.