MMA Fighter Kevin Holland Takes Down Would-Be Mass Shooter At A Restaurant Inspiring A Plethora Of Memes

MMA fighter Kevin Holland and two other men reportedly took down an active shooter at a sushi restaurant in Houston, Texas last night, inspiring fans to meme and praise the "mixed martial arts ":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/mixed-martial-arts fighter for his heroism. Holland was reportedly drunk at the time, and in a video uploaded after the incident, he commented that “it was trippin' in this bitch tonight … they got into a shootout.”

A gunman opened fire in a Houston restaurant last night. 40-50 ppl were inside, per reports.

3 men immediately took the gunman down, subdued him and took his gun away. No one was injured.

One of those heroes? KEVIN HOLLAND, I’m told. He did it again.https://t.co/V9mbH7Nddd

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 15, 2022

This was Kevin Holland's reaction shortly after he and a friend took down a gunman Monday night at a restaurant in Houston.

Full story: https://t.co/OynF23aZqi

(🎥 Trailblaze2top</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/ko_reps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">ko_reps) pic.twitter.com/YxN2WdtPXI

— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) March 15, 2022

Holland reportedly refused to do an interview after the fight, but that didn’t stop MMA fans from producing memes celebrating his accomplishment in droves.

Kevin holland fighting crime drunk is everything we wanted Jon Jones to be

— Megan (@MeganMMA2) March 15, 2022

Kevin Holland has learned that with great power comes great responsibility, and I can't wait to find out what happens next in his superhero origin story.

— The Filthy Casual (@MMAfilthycasual) March 15, 2022

Many online compared Holland to Batman, especially because this isn’t the first time the MMA fighter has also been a crime fighter. Just last year, he successfully intervened to stop a carjacking in another story that went similarly viral.

The fact that this isn't the first time he has done something like this is crazy. Kevin Holland is literally Batman. https://t.co/BtkiKJF9rS

— Jordan Patu (@Jordan_Patu) March 15, 2022

Nobody:
Kevin Holland: WHERE IS SHE?! pic.twitter.com/QocBbkQywB

— tictacUFO (@tictac_UFO) March 15, 2022

What neighborhood does Kevin Holland live in? Is it in Gotham?

— Louis Smolka (@LASTSAMURAIUFC) March 15, 2022

Kevin Holland, Cain Velasquez and Chael Sonnen when they see a criminal: pic.twitter.com/EBVBnQ8eW8

— 🔰 (@vanjagajic2005) March 15, 2022

A well-known photograph of Holland flashing a thumbs-up and smiling while pinned in what is clearly a very uncomfortable chokehold also made the rounds on Twitter today in response to news of the fighter's heroism.

*Gunman opens fire

Kevin holland: pic.twitter.com/awJNiTfTW8

— Bone-D (@BoneDoinWork) March 15, 2022

Holland has certainly had an interesting past couple of days. Just a week before last night’s fight with the restaurant shooter, he won a fight against Alex Oliveira in the ring. But Holland’s latest victory earns him a title that few other fighters have. According to many on the web, he is the closest thing we have to a real-life Batman.