Despite the brilliant Noche UFC card being headlined by a title fight, a lot of light was shone on the co-main event affair between Kevin Holland and Jack Della Maddalena , and rightfully so. Considered two fan favorites with a knack for entertaining spectators, the welterweights were expected to put on a show but the outing didn’t produce as many had originally expected. After a few moments of feeling each other out, the 170 standouts met in the center of the octagon and attempted to let their leather fly. The first round played out as somewhat of a stalemate as both fighters enjoyed early success on the feet, which sustained for the entire five minutes. While he was likely behind in terms of volume, the Australian landed the bigger, cleaner strikes and likely came out on top in what was a razor-close opening round. As the action got back underway, “Trailblazer” once again was the more active fighter, throwing more and landing some flush strikes.
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