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

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event produced by the

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that took place on December 3, 2022, at Amway Center in

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, United States.

Background

The promotion has previously contested three events at Amway Center in Orlando, most recently in February 2018 for UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens. A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Stephen Thompson and Kevin Holland headlined the event. Yazmin Jauregui and Istela Nunes met in a women's strawweight bout. They were originally booked to fight at UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz four months earlier, but Nunes withdrew due to injury. A middleweight bout between

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and Derek Brunson was expected to take place at the event. However, Brunson withdrew due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by

Roman Dolidze Roman Dolidze (born July 15, 1988) is a Georgian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2016, Dolidze was the former World Warriors Figh ...

. A women's flyweight bout between

Tracy Cortez Tracy Cortez (born December 10, 1993) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of March 7, 2023, she is #14 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings. Background Of Mexi ...

and Amanda Ribas was expected to take place at the event. 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. At the weigh-ins,

Philip Rowe Philip Rowe (born July 18, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Rowe went to Daytona State College, eventually becoming a Well Logging Engineer befo ...

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.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. *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 most knockouts in a single UFC event in UFC history. Also, former UFC Lightweight Champion

Rafael dos Anjos Rafael Souza dos Anjos (; born October 26, 1984) is a Brazilian American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight and Lightweight divisions in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former UFC Light ...

became the first fighter in UFC history to cross eight hours of octagon time.

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

Aftermath

See also

References