Kicking off the PPV main card at UFC 311 this past Saturday was a very intriguing matchup in the middleweight division between

Kevin Holland, who faces Reinier de Ridder at #UFC311, is 8-2-1 against UFC-level southpaws (W: Neal, Phillips, *GM3, Buckley, Ontiveros, Means, Chiesa, Oleksiejczuk; L: Vettori, Brunson; NC: Dukakis)

Reiner de Ridder debuted with the UFC in November, but UFC 311 was his real welcome party. De Ridder, a former two-division champion under the ONE Championship banner, delivered a flawless performance inside Los Angeles' Intuit Dome on Saturday that will do him wonders moving forward.

Reinier de Ridder lived up to his pre-fight promises, submitting Kevin Holland in the first round to kick off the UFC 311 PPV main card at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. The former two-division ONE Championship titleholder needed just 3:42 to secure a rear-naked choke victory,

Check out the best photos from Reinier de Ridder's first-round submission win over Kevin Holland at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. (Fight and venue photos by Gary A. Vasquez, USA Today Sp

Reinier de Ridder is coming off a submission win over Gerald Meerschaert in November, and we expect the Dutch grappler to shine against Kevin Holland in Inglewood.

Prediction, pick and betting odds for the main card middleweight matchup Kevin Holland vs. Reinier de Ridder at UFC 311

Kevin Holland said he wasn’t overly impressed with Reinier de Ridder heading into UFC 311, but perhaps his opinion now has changed.

Reinier de Ridder faced some adversity in his UFC debut, but none in his sequel fight against Kevin Holland. The former two-weight ONE Champion opened up the UFC 311 main card on Saturday night, taking down Holland with ease in the first round.