The UFC’s first PPV event of 2025 has added a huge matchup featuring a fan favorite and a former two-weight champion fresh off his promotional debut.

Reinier de Ridder and Kevin Holland will meet in a three-round bout Jan. 18 at UFC 311, which takes place at Inuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Two people with knowledge of the matchup Tuesday confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. MMA Mania first reported the news.

UFC newcomer Reinier de Ridder is reportedly set to square off with veteran Kevin Holland at UFC 311 in January.

Los Angeles, California is a city of big personalities, and will be home to one more when Kevin Holland touches down on the week of January 18th, 2025 for UFC 311. MMA Mania’s Alex Behunin reported that the energetic,

Middleweight mainstay, Kevin Holland is set for his return to action in January at the flagship UFC 311 event -- taking on recent debutante, Dutch grappler,

Before signing with the UFC this year, De Ridder made a name for himself as a double-champ in ONE Championship. After winning the ONE light heavyweight and middleweight titles, he lost both to Anatoly Malykhin in back-to-back losses.

Former ONE middleweight champion, Dutch fighter Reinier de Ridder, is scheduled to face famous American fighter Kevin Holland on January 18 during UFC 311.

Kevin Holland is sticking around at middleweight. On Tuesday, MMA Fighting confirmed that Holland will face former ONE Championship two-division champion Reiner de Ridder in a middleweight matchup at UFC 311.

UFC middleweight Reinier de Ridder wasted no time getting a big matchup as he gets Kevin Holland at UFC 311 on Jan 18 in Los Angeles. Alex Behunin was the first to report the news. De Ridder (18-2) made a splash in his UFC debut earlier this month when he submitted fellow Jiu-Jitsu specialist Gerald