UFC on ESPN 43 took place at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.
In the main event, top bantamweight contenders collided, with No. 3-ranked Marlon Vera (22-8-1 MMA, 14-7 UFC) facing No. 5 Cory Sandhagen (16-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC).
During he night’s broadcast, it was announced that an intriguing flyweight matchup between Alex Perez (24-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and Manel Kape (18-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) had been scrapped due to medical issues.
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UFC on ESPN 43 results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN, ESPN+)
- Cory Sandhagen def. Marlon Vera via split decision (50-45, 47-48, 49-46)
- Holly Holm def. Yana Santos via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
- Nate Landwehr def. Austin Lingo via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:11
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- Maycee Barber def. Andrea Lee via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Albert Duraev def. Chidi Njokuani via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Daniel Pineda def. Tucker Lutz via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 2:50
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PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+)
- Lucas Alexander def. Steven Peterson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Trevin Giles def. Preston Parsons via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- C.J. Vergara def. Daniel Lacerda via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:04
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- Victor Altamirano def. Vinicius Salvador via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
