Belal Muhammad, Dillon Danis, and others react to Reinier de Ridder choking out Kevin Holland, fans blast 'Trailblazer' for loss: "Guy is ALL talk"

Fans and fellow MMA fighters shared their thoughts on Reinier de Ridder's victory over Kevin Holland at UFC 311.

In the main card opening bout of the UFC's first pay-per-view event of 2025 on Jan. 18, de Ridder distracted Holland with a jab and secured a takedown in the opening seconds of Round 1. The Dutch fighter transitioned through various positions and successfully weathered Holland's striking and submission attempts from the bottom. He eventually took Holland's back and forced him to tap out with a tight rear-naked choke.

Check out the Reinier de Ridder's submission of Kevin Holland below:

Fans and fellow MMA fighters took to social media and shared their thoughts on the fight. A large section of the MMA community criticized Holland for his recent losses.

One fan wrote:

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Fan reactions

Fellow MMA fighters like Henry Cejudo and Belal Muhammad, among others, also reacted to the fight.

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Fighter reactions

De Ridder, the former ONE two-division champion has won both his UFC fights by submission. In his last fight against veteran fighter Gerald Meerschaert, he won with a third-round submission using an arm-triangle choke. Following these recent wins, there have been increasing calls for him to face ranked middleweight contenders.

On the other hand, Holland has struggled to achieve consistent success since moving up to the middleweight division. The American has frequently switched between the middleweight and welterweight divisions throughout his professional MMA career. Many believe that Holland may be undersized for middleweight, particularly when fighting against grapplers. However, he made his most recent switch to middleweight after suffering back-to-back defeats against Jack Della Maddalena and Michael 'Venom' Page.

After defeating Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC 302, Holland went on to lose to Roman Dolidze and de Ridder by finishes. As of now, 'Trailblazer' has a 9-6-1NC record in the UFC middleweight division, while he went 4-4 in welterweight fights in the UFC.