UFC on ESPN 42 took place Saturday at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The card aired in its entirety on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.
In the main event, perennial welterweight contender Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson (17-6-1 MMA, 12-6-1 UFC) took on the always dangerous Kevin Holland (23-9 MMA, 10-6 UFC).
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UFC on ESPN 42 results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN, ESPN+)
- Stephen Thompson def. Kevin Holland via TKO (retirement) – Round 4, 5:00
- Rafael dos Anjos def. Bryan Barberena via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:20
RDA MAKES HISTORY WITH ANOTHER WIN AT #UFCORLANDO 👏 pic.twitter.com/A6ATN4TP5B
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 4, 2022
- Matheus Nicolau def. Matt Schnell via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 1:44
NICOLAU WAS FEROCIOUS TO THE FINISH 👊 #UFCOrlando pic.twitter.com/4AYgG4agup
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 4, 2022
- Sergei Pavlovich def. Tai Tuivasa via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:54
SERGEI FINISHED TAI IN LESS THAN A MINUTE 😱 #UFCORLANDO pic.twitter.com/4khO7XXMhh
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 4, 2022
- Roman Dolidze def. Jack Hermansson via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:06
DOLIDZE HAD HERMANSSON HELPLESS 😳 #UFCOrlando pic.twitter.com/XKnCYlGOsG
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 4, 2022
- Eryk Anders def. Kyle Daukaus TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:45
ANDERS RAINED DOWN HAMMER FISTS FOR THE WIN 🔨 #UFCOrlando pic.twitter.com/jzL0OrPRgH
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 4, 2022
- Phil Rowe def. Niko Price TKO (punches) – Round 3, 3:26
Rowe was RELENTLESS 😱 #UFCOrlando pic.twitter.com/mRZ6zwd7Ic
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 4, 2022
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+)
- Angela Hill def. Emily Ducote via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Clay Guida def. Scott Holtzman via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
- Michael Johnson def. Marc Diakiese via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Jonathan Pearce def. Darren Elkins via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
- Natan Levy def. Genaro Valdez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Francis Marshall def. Marcelo Rojo via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 1:14
THAT RIGHT HAND LANDED CLEAN 🤯 #UFCOrlando pic.twitter.com/UlMLtJ38Rc
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 4, 2022
- Yazmin Jauregui def. Istela Nunes via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:06
WHAT A FIGHT TO START #UFCORLANDO 👏 pic.twitter.com/xq6lOHbqk0
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 4, 2022
