Kevin Holland on Not Planning Past 36, and Not Fighting a Day Past 37

On Full Send MMA, during UFC 334 fight week, Kevin Holland, 34, says he never planned to do mixed martial arts past 36 and will not fight a day past 37.

Clip: Full Send MMA, starting at the used segment. The same clip is also posted as a Facebook Reel.

Quick answer: On Full Send MMA, Kevin Holland says, "I'm 34 years old. My little brother fights and it's like I didn't plan on doing mixed martial arts past 36. If I had to stay till 37, that'd be great." Asked what that means for his career, he says, "Means we're almost done." He calls his little brother "my favorite fighter to watch fight" and "my favorite person to help train get ready for a fight," says "I got a whole gym," and that he loves fighting but "just can't do this forever." He also says, "I got a nice new contract and I guarantee you won't take me long to get through it." Later he adds, "I won't do mixed martial arts a day past 37 years old. I can not promise you that." He agrees they "got a few years": "34 now. I just turned 34, so you guys got a little bit of time."

The official YouTube title of the interview, uploaded November 12, 2026, is Kevin Holland Speaks On Former Opponent Joaquin Buckley And Talks Potential Retirement From The UFC. This article stays with the retirement-timeline segments used in the clip and does not take up the Buckley material in that title. The official description previews "his UFC 334 matchup with dangerous striker Uros Medic this weekend in New York." UFC.com lists Polymarket UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit for November 14, 2026, at Madison Square Garden, including a welterweight bout between Uroš Medić and Kevin Holland. As of about 1:06 PM ET on November 14, that page did not list an official result. This article does not state one. The opponent is not named in the used clip.

"I didn't plan on doing mixed martial arts past 36"

Holland puts an age on the plan first. "I'm 34 years old. My little brother fights and it's like I didn't plan on doing mixed martial arts past 36." Then he leaves a little room: "If I had to stay till 37, that'd be great." He does not name his brother.

A host follows up: "Cuz you said you know you just said I don't I didn't see myself fighting past like 36 or 37. So so" — "Means we're almost done." The host tells him not to say that. Holland answers, "100% 100%."

A brother to watch, a gym, and a new contract

He explains the "almost done" line with what he says is already around him. "I got a little brother to fight now and he's my favorite fighter to watch fight. He's my favorite person to to help train get ready for a fight and I got a whole gym." He says he loves fighting, "but just can't do this forever, you know what I mean?"

Then the contract. "I got a nice new contract and I guarantee you won't take me long to get through it." The official description says he "reveals he's signed his final UFC contract." In the used clip, he calls it a "nice new contract" and does not use the word "final."

"I won't do mixed martial arts a day past 37"

The clip later returns to the end date. "I won't do mixed martial arts a day past 37 years old. I can not promise you that." A host answers, "So we got a few years." Holland repeats it: "We got a few years. 34 now. I just turned 34, so you guys got a little bit of time."

The two ages stay in his own words. He says he did not plan past 36, that staying until 37 "that'd be great," and that he "won't do mixed martial arts a day past 37." The sentence that follows the cap, "I can not promise you that," is quoted as he said it and is not repaired.

FAQ

How old does Kevin Holland say he is?

He says, "I'm 34 years old," and later, "34 now. I just turned 34."

Past what age did he say he never planned to fight?

"I didn't plan on doing mixed martial arts past 36." He adds, "If I had to stay till 37, that'd be great."

Does he say he will fight past 37?

No. He says, "I won't do mixed martial arts a day past 37 years old. I can not promise you that." He also agrees that "we got a few years."

What does he say he will do instead?

He talks about his little brother, "my favorite fighter to watch fight" and "my favorite person to help train get ready for a fight," and says "I got a whole gym." He also says he has "a nice new contract" and that it "won't take me long to get through it."