Kevin Holland gives his side of the story after Joseph Holmes' jumping allegations

UFC welterweight Kevin Holland has responded to the jumping allegations made against him by middleweight fighter Joseph Holmes.

Both fighters were in attendance at a recent regional mixed martial arts event, XKO Fight Night, when they encountered each other. Holmes claimed in an Instagram post that Holland's entourage beat him after 'Big Mouth' instigated an altercation.

Holland took to his Instagram stories to address the issue and refute claims of him physically assaulting Holmes. He said:

"Last night we're at the XKO fights... We're on our way out, of course I seen Ugly Man Joe, not gonna deny that. He's walking up the stairs, I was walking down the stairs. He didn't wanna walk to the other side of the stairs... So he walked on my side of the stairs like I was gonna move. I was like, 'Bruh, chill out'... He grabbed me, we kind of like, almost went flying down the stairs, quick reactions, neither one of us fell over. By the time I go to fix my coat, I don't know what happened."

Kevin Holland explained that he was in no way involved in the incident and warned against being dragged into it:

"I don't remember none of this stuff. All I remember is him getting into a fight and me breaking it up. Sounds good. That's the part of the story that sticks. All the other stuff that's going on, that's the drama that you have with another man. Don't put me in it, dawg. Don't use my name for clout. Don't put me in your BS."

Check out Joseph Holmes' Instagram post about the incident below:

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Kevin Holland offers Joseph Holmes $20,000 to spar him in his gym

Kevin Holland went on to challenge Joseph Holmes after 'Ugly Man' tasked him with signing a fight contract with the UFC.

Holland expressed his doubts over the UFC making a fight happen between him and Holmes, but offered an alternative by asking Holmes to spar him at his gym. 'Trailblazer' also mentioned Holmes' conduct with his younger brother as he proposed a sparring session and the chance to earn $20,000:

"If you want to fight with me, you can fight with me. We got gyms. I doubt the UFC is going to send you a contract, so if you want to spar, you spar me in my gym. If you want to come to my gym and spar for twenty thousand dollars, I will give you a chance... Hand's still a little beat up but I'm good with one hand, and I'm good with my legs and I got elbows."

Check out Kevin Holland's complete statement below: