UFC Fight Night -- Josh Emmett wins a five-round thriller, Kevin Holland's grappling and personality shines

Josh Emmett's case for a UFC featherweight title shot got a lot stronger on Saturday, as he picked up a split decision over Calvin Kattar.

Emmett (18-2) attacked Kattar (23-6) with winging right hands and body shots, over the course of a back-and-forth five-round fight. All three judges' scorecards were close. Two officials awarded the 145-pound fight 48-47 to Emmett, who went in as the betting underdog. A third saw it in Kattar's favor, 48-47. The fight headlined UFC Fight Night in Austin, Texas.

Although the fight was undoubtedly close — producing a wide range of fan scores on social media — Emmett said he was confident about the result. Current champion Alexander Volkanovski is scheduled to defend his belt against Max Holloway at UFC 276 on July 2 in Las Vegas, and Emmett demanded a chance to face the winner.

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Kevin Holland has clearly been working in the gym, and it showed on Saturday. The 29-year-old looked outstanding in a second-round submission of the veteran Tim Means. The finish came at 1:28 of the round, via D'Arce choke.

The finish capped off a sublime performance from start to finish. Holland hurt Means with short punches on the inside, landing uppercuts and right hands in spaces Means traditionally finds his own success. Holland also did well defending Means' takedown attempts. He did go to the ground at one point in the opening round, but worked his way back up immediately.

A straight right hand wobbled Means about 90 seconds into the second round, and as he attempted to clinch up, Holland jumped on the neck and produced a quick tap. It's his second win in two appearances since dropping from middleweight