Dana White feared ‘mental breakdown’ after UFC 316 star’s win streak ended with bizarre performance

Dana White’s strong reaction to Kevin Holland losing

Kevin Holland is known for trash-talking in the Octagon, but he took it to another level at UFC Vegas 22.

Post-fight, the UFC CEO expressed deep concern about Holland’s mid-fight antics.

“I think that was a mental breakdown,” White told Yahoo! Sports.

“The only other thing I saw like it was when Lennox Lewis fought that guy [Oliver McCall] who kept his hands at his side and was crying.

“I don’t know what he was doing. I think he might not have been able to handle the pressure and just broke mentally.

“I haven’t seen anything like that.”

What’s next for Kevin Holland?

Kevin Holland has lost eight of the 14 fights he’s had since falling short against Derek Brunson.

In March, he outpointed Gunnar Nelson to get back in the win column at UFC London.

The 32-year-old will look to make it two in a row against welterweight veteran Vicente Luque this weekend.

They’ll square off on the undercard of Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O’Malley 2, which takes place in Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday night.