Kevin Holland, who faces Reinier de Ridder at #UFC311, is 8-2-1 against UFC-level southpaws (W: Neal, Phillips, *GM3, Buckley, Ontiveros, Means, Chiesa, Oleksiejczuk; L: Vettori, Brunson; NC: Dukakis)

Reiner de Ridder debuted with the UFC in November, but UFC 311 was his real welcome party. De Ridder, a former two-division champion under the ONE Championship banner, delivered a flawless performance inside Los Angeles' Intuit Dome on Saturday that will do him wonders moving forward.

Reinier de Ridder faced some adversity in his UFC debut, but none in his sequel fight against Kevin Holland. The former two-weight ONE Champion opened up the UFC 311 main card on Saturday night, taking down Holland with ease in the first round.

Kevin Holland said he wasn’t overly impressed with Reinier de Ridder heading into UFC 311, but perhaps his opinion now has changed.

Reinier de Ridder is coming off a submission win over Gerald Meerschaert in November, and we expect the Dutch grappler to shine against Kevin Holland in Inglewood.

Kicking off the PPV main card tomorrow night at UFC 311 is a very intriguing matchup in the middleweight division

Check out the best photos from Reinier de Ridder's first-round submission win over Kevin Holland at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. (Fight and venue photos by Gary A. Vasquez, USA Today Sp

Reinier de Ridder lived up to his pre-fight promises, submitting Kevin Holland in the first round to kick off the UFC 311 PPV main card.

Approaching his 24th fight in the UFC, Kevin Holland said his goal isn't titles, but breaking Jim Miller's career record of 45 fights with the promotion.s

Kevin Holland plans to outdo himself in 2025. Ahead of UFC 311, the promotion's first pay-per-view event of the year and on which he's competing, Holland (26-12 MMA, 13-9 UFC) expects to have a very active year.