UFC Orlando Tweets: Fighters React To Stephen Thompson'S Historic Victory Over Kevin Holland

Kevin Holland suffered a TKO loss in the fourth round against Stephen Thompson on Saturday nights main event at UFC Orlando.

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At 39 years old, Stephen Thompson is still beating younger fighters, like Kevin Holland.

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He can testify after four rounds of action against the two-time Welterweight champion in the UFC Orlando card.

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In tonights main event, Kevin Hollands going up against Stephen Thompson.

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Stephens wonderboy Thompson and Kevin Holland gave the Orlando fans their moneys worth in the UFC Fight Night main event.

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The Fight Night event is headlined by a welterweight battle between the divisions two most skilled strikers, Kevin Holland and Stephen Wonderboy Thompson.

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The welterweight battle pits the best fighters from both the UFCs top-ranked stable, UFC President Dana White, against UFC President Dana White.

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The win ended his two-fight losing streak, and in so doing, Stephen Thompson handed Kevin Holland his second consecutive loss.

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He defeated Alex Pareira via TKO and submitted Tim Means earlier this year,

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But Holland came up short in his loss via submission to Khamzat Chimaev in a first-round in a co-main event at UFC 279.

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