{"id":26962,"date":"2026-09-07T19:17:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T19:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=26962"},"modified":"2026-09-07T19:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T19:17:05","slug":"kevin-holland-wants-ufc-fighters-to-stop-complaining-about-referees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=26962","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Holland wants UFC fighters to stop complaining about referees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-label\">Trending:<\/span><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-border\"\/><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-border-2\"\/>NSAC doubles down on punishment for UFC 329 fighters, fines Paddy Pimblett and two other big names<span class=\"photo-credit\">Zuffa LLC<\/span><\/p>\n<p>UFC veteran Kevin Holland wants to see fewer fighters complaining about referees and some of the decisions they make in bouts.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Holland has been in the news a lot as of late, mainly because of Dana White\u2019s claims about how much money someone from the Contender Series had earned throughout the course of their UFC career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: Kevin Holland reveals his target before walking away from MMA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alas, Kevin Holland isn\u2019t the only prominent news story out there, with another big talking point in recent times being the performances of referees in UFC fights. Some have suggested, including many fighters, that there are refs who simply haven\u2019t been doing their job in the proper manner.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview, Kevin Holland had the following to say about those who have been particularly critical.<\/p>\n<h3>Kevin Holland hits out at referee critics<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019re all thinking about the [Alex] Pereira situation,\u201d Holland told MMA Fighting. \u201cI remember Jamahal [Hill] was crying about [Herb Dean] stepping in between them [at UFC 300] and not giving them a proper reset. Nobody said nothing about that. I think it\u2019s just the same.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all know what we step in there to do and they\u2019re there to protect us and sometimes they can protect us fully and sometimes they can\u2019t. At the end of the day before the fight gets started, it says protect yourself at all times and we have to protect ourselves. It\u2019s part of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI signed up to be a fighter,\u201d Holland said. \u201cI try and be a fighter first and foremost. If there\u2019s ever a situation where I can\u2019t fight, hell, it beats me up more than anybody else. This is what we signed up to do. Win, lose or draw, you signed up to do this. So just take what you get.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got two sons, I don\u2019t have two daughters. I don\u2019t want my sons to grow up thinking it\u2019s OK to cry and complain and bitch about stuff. There\u2019s no reason to bitch and complain. Do better next time and figure it out. Man up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quotes via MMA Fighting<\/p>\n<p>Do you agree? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, BJPENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 mt-0 os-source\">This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/kevin-holland\/kevin-holland-wants-ufc-fighters-to-stop-complaining-about-referees\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=kevin-holland-wants-ufc-fighters-to-stop-complaining-about-referees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trending:NSAC doubles down on punishment for UFC 329 fighters, fines Paddy Pimblett and two other big namesZuffa LLC UFC veteran Kevin Holland wants to see fewer fighters complaining about referees and some of the decisions they make in bouts. 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