Marvin Vettori vs. Kevin Holland set as new UFC on ABC 2 headliner

Kevin Holland is stepping up on short notice again to fight Marvin Vettori at the UFC on ABC 2 headliner.

Holland (21-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC) will get the chance to redeem his main event defeat against Derek Brunson in March when he steps in to replace the injured Darren Till against Vettori (16-4-1 MMA, 6-2-1 UFC) in the middleweight main event just eight days from now.

MMA Junkie verified the new fight has been signed with multiple people close to the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because UFC has yet to make an official announcement.

UFC on ABC 2 takes place April 10 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on ABC following prelims on ESPN.

Vettori, 27, was supposed to fight Till in a battle of top European middleweights, but Till was forced to withdraw less than two weeks out after he suffered a broken collarbone in training. That left Vettori, who is riding a four-fight winning streak and is No. 8 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie middleweight rankings, without an opponent or many options.

Holland, 28, immediately offered his services, despite just coming off a unanimous decision loss to Brunson in the UFC on ESPN 21 main event on March 20. It’ll be a 21-day turnaround for the network television headliner, and for No. 11-ranked Holland, an opportunity to quickly wipe away memories of a loss to Brunson that came with a lot of criticism, including UFC president Dana White speculating he had a “mental breakdown.”

The latest UFC on ABC 2 lineup now includes:

MAIN CARD (ABC, ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)

• Marvin Vettori vs. Kevin Holland
• Arnold Allen vs. Sodiq Yusuff
• Kyle Daukaus vs. Aliaskhab Khizriev
• Sam Alvey vs. Julian Marquez
• Nina Ansaroff vs. Mackenzie Dern
• Mike Perry vs. Daniel Rodriguez

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 12 p.m. ET)

• Jim Miller vs. Joe Solecki
• Mateusz Gamrot vs. Scott Holtzman
• Erin Blanchfield vs. Norma Dumont
• Ignacio Bahamondes vs. John Makdessi
• Jarjis Danho vs. Yorgan De Castro
• Hunter Azure vs. Jack Shore
• Jordan Griffin vs. Luis Saldana
• William Knight vs. Da Un Jung
• Impa Kasanganay vs. Sasha Palatnikov