UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland

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UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland
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Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateDecember 3, 2022 (2022-12-03)
VenueKia Center
CityOrlando, Florida, United States
Attendance17,065[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev

UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland (also known as UFC on ESPN 42) was a

Kia Center in Orlando, Florida, United States.[2][3]

Background

The promotion has previously contested three events at

Orlando, most recently in February 2018 for UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens.[3]

A welterweight bout between former

UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Stephen Thompson and Kevin Holland headlined the event.[4]

Yazmin Jauregui and Istela Nunes met in a women's strawweight bout.[5] They were originally booked to fight at UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz four months earlier, but Nunes withdrew due to injury.[6]

A middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Derek Brunson was expected to take place at the event.[7] However, Brunson withdrew due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Roman Dolidze.[8]

A women's flyweight bout between Tracy Cortez and Amanda Ribas was expected to take place at the event.[9] However, shortly after the official weigh-ins, the promotion announced Cortez was pulled from the bout due to an unspecified medical issue and the bout was cancelled.[10]

At the weigh-ins, Philip Rowe weighed in at 173.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined 30% of his purse, which went to his opponent Niko Price.[11]

Results

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Stephen Thompson def. Kevin Holland TKO (corner stoppage) 4 5:00
Welterweight Rafael dos Anjos def. Bryan Barberena Submission (neck crank) 2 3:20
Flyweight Matheus Nicolau def. Matt Schnell KO (punches) 2 1:44
Heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich def. Tai Tuivasa KO (punches) 1 0:54
Middleweight Roman Dolidze def. Jack Hermansson TKO (punches) 2 4:06
Middleweight Eryk Anders def. Kyle Daukaus TKO (punches) 2 2:45
Catchweight (173.5 lb) Philip Rowe def. Niko Price TKO (punches) 3 3:26
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Women's Strawweight Angela Hill def. Emily Ducote Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Clay Guida def. Scott Holtzman Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Michael Johnson def. Marc Diakiese Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Jonathan Pearce def. Darren Elkins Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00
Lightweight Natan Levy def. Genaro Valdèz Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Francis Marshall def. Marcelo Rojo KO (punches) 2 1:14
Women's Strawweight Yazmin Jauregui def. Istela Nunes TKO (punches) 2 4:06

[12]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[13]

  • Fight of the Night: Stephen Thompson vs. Kevin Holland
  • Performance of the Night: Sergei Pavlovich and Roman Dolidze

Aftermath

With eight knockouts, this event tied the record with seven other events for

UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos became the first fighter in UFC history to cross eight hours of octagon time.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ Jay Reddick (2022-12-04). "Rowe, Thompson wins cap UFC Fight Night at Kia Center". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  2. ^ Nolan King (2022-08-24). "UFC targets Orlando to host December event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  3. ^ a b Alexander K. Lee (2022-09-22). "UFC Orlando officially announced for Dec. 3". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  4. ^ Nolan King (2022-10-05). "UFC Orlando gets Stephen Thompson vs. Kevin Holland headliner". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  5. ^ Mike Heck (2022-10-05). "Yazmin Jauregui vs. Istela Nunes set for UFC Orlando". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  6. ^ Steve Duncan (2022-07-14). "Nunes injured, Iasmin Lucindo faces Yazmin Jauregui at UFC San Diego". mma.uno. Retrieved 2022-07-17. (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Damon Martin (2022-08-13). "Derek Brunson vs. Jack Hermansson set to clash at UFC event on Dec. 3". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  8. ^ Staff (2022-11-22). "Derek Brunson injured, Roman Dolidze steps in to face Jack Hermansson on Dec. 3". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  9. ^ Steve Marrocco and Mike Heck (2022-12-02). "Amanda Ribas vs. Tracy Cortez set for Dec. 3 UFC card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  10. ^ Alexander K. Lee (2022-12-02). "Tracy Cortez out of Amanda Ribas fight at UFC Orlando due to medical issue". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  11. ^ Alexander K. Lee (2022-12-02). "UFC Orlando weigh-in results: Matt Schnell shaves head to make weight, Phil Rowe misses weight". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  12. ^ "UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  13. ^ Tristen Critchfield (2022-12-04). "UFC on ESPN 42 bonuses: 'Wonderboy' vs. Holland easy choice for Fight of the Night". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  14. ^ Mike Bohn (2022-12-04). "UFC on ESPN 42 post-event facts: Rafael dos Anjos first to reach 8-hour fight time milestone". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
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