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#UFCOrlando main event is official 👊@WonderboyMMA
– 170 pounds ⚖️@Trailblaze2top
– 170.5 pounds ⚖️— UFC (@ufc)
December 2, 2022
Editor’s note: The article has been updated at 1:15 p.m. ET to
reflect one bout’s cancelation shortly after the weigh-ins
concluded.
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The
Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to ESPN airwaves for an
intriguing middleweight showdown.
Both Stephen
Thompson and Kevin
Holland made weight for their
UFC on ESPN 42 main event. However, one undercard fighter
missed weight on the card as Philip Rowe
came in 2.5 pounds over the welterweight limit for his fight
against Niko Price
and has been fined 30% of his purse. Following the weigh-in
ceremony, one additional match encountered some difficulty:
Tracy
Cortez, who successfully hit the 125-pound mark, has
encountered a medical issue, and her fight against Amanda
Ribas (125) has been pulled from the lineup.
The main event is a pivotal match for each fighter, as Thompson
(16-6-1) has lost two straight fights, while Holland (23-8, 1 NC)
is coming off being dominated by Khamzat
Chimaev. Both fighters will look to get back to being
welterweight contenders with a decisive victory. “Wonderboy”
officially weighed in at 170 pounds, while Holland came in at 170.5
pounds.
UFC on ESPN 42 will air live on Saturday on ESPN and ESPN+. Prelims
begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, and the main card starts at 10 p.m.
ET/7 p.m. PT.
UFC on ESPN 42 Weigh-in Results:
Stephen
Thompson (170) vs. Kevin
Holland (170.5)
Bryan
Barberena (170.5) vs. Rafael dos
Anjos (170)
Matheus
Nicolau (126) vs. Matt
Schnell (126)
Sergei
Pavlovich (255) vs. Tai Tuivasa
(266)
Roman
Dolidze (185.5) vs. Jack
Hermansson (186)
Eryk
Anders (186) vs. Kyle
Daukaus (184.5)
Niko
Price (170) vs. Philip Rowe
(173.5)*
Emily
Ducote (115.5) vs. Angela Hill
(115.5)
Clay
Guida (154.5) vs. Scott
Holtzman (155.5)
Marc
Diakiese (155.5) vs. Michael
Johnson (156)
Darren
Elkins (145) vs. Jonathan
Pearce (146)
Tracy
Cortez (125) vs. Amanda
Ribas (125)
** Natan
Levy (156) vs. Genaro
Valdez (156)
Francis
Marshall (145) vs. Marcelo
Rojo (145)
Yazmin
Jauregui (115.5) vs. Istela
Nunes (114.5)
* Rowe missed weight by 2.5 pounds and has been fined 30% of his
purse.
** Cortez has suffered a medical issue, and her match has been
canceled.