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UFC on ESPN 42: Thompson vs. Holland (also known as UFC Orlando) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on December 3, 2022, at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, United States.
Fight card
Main card (ESPN+)
Welterweight Stephen Thompson vs. Kevin Holland
Welterweight Bryan Barberena vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Flyweight Matheus Nicolau vs. Matt Schnell
Heavyweight Tai Tuivasa vs. Sergei Pavlovich
Middleweight Jack Hermansson vs. Roman Dolidze
Middleweight Eryk Anders vs. Kyle Daukaus
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Welterweight Niko Price vs. Philip Rowe
Women's Strawweight Angela Hill vs. Emily Ducote
Lightweight Clay Guida vs. Scott Holtzman
Lightweight Michael Johnson vs. Marc Diakiese
Featherweight Darren Elkins vs. Jonathan Pearce
Women's Flyweight Tracy Cortez vs. Amanda Ribas
Lightweight Natan Levy vs. Genaro Valdez
Featherweight Marcelo Rojo vs. Francis Marshall
Women's Strawweight Yazmin Jauregui vs. Istela Nunes
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 is expected to headline the event.
Yazmin Jauregui and Istela Nunes are scheduled to meet 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 Jack Hermansson 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.
Dec 1 - Updated fight card & background
