Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is locked and loaded for the UFC Vegas 42 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which takes place this weekend (Sat., Nov. 13, 2021) from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, streaming LIVE on ESPN+. Main event duties fall to top-ranked Featherweight combatants Max Holloway (No. 1) and Yair Rodriguez (No. 3), who collide in a 145-pound bout with future title shot implications on the line. In UFC Vegas 42’s Heavyweight co-main event, 16-fight Octagon veteran, Ben Rothwell, hooks ‘em up with Marcos Rogerio de Lima, who will look to put his first two-fight win streak together since 2015.
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sat., Nov. 13, 2021, with a Featherweight contenders’ bout guaranteed to deliver fireworks, as No. 1-ranked contender, Max Holloway, battles No. 3-seeded Yair Rodriguez. In UFC Vegas 42’s hard-hitting co-main event, Ben Rothwell faces Marcos Rogerio de Lima in a Heavyweights collision.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 42 fight card below, starting with the ESPN+ “Prelims” bouts at 1 p.m. ET, followed by the ESPN+ main card start time at 4 p.m. ET.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Holloway vs. Rodriguez.” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC Vegas 42 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action).
UFC VEGAS 42 QUICK RESULTS:
Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez
Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Ben Rothwell
Leah Letson vs. Felicia Spencer
Miguel Baeza vs. Khaos Williams
Julio Arce vs. Song Yadong
Joel Alvarez vs. Thiago Moises
Andrea Lee vs. Cynthia Calvillo
Collin Anglin vs. Sean Woodson
Cortney Casey vs. Liana Jojua
Marc Diakiese vs. Rafael Alves — Alves def. Diakiese by submission (guillotine choke) at 1:48 of Round One
Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Da-Un Jung — Jung def. Nzechukwu by KO (elbows) at 3:04 of Round One
UFC VEGAS 42 PLAY-BY-PLAY:
145 lbs.: Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez
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265 lbs.: Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Ben Rothwell
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145 lbs.: Leah Letson vs. Felicia Spencer
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170 lbs.: Miguel Baeza vs. Khaos Williams
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135 lbs.: Julio Arce vs. Song Yadong
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155 lbs.: Joel Alvarez vs. Thiago Moises
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125 lbs.: Andrea Lee vs. Cynthia Calvillo
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145 lbs.: Collin Anglin vs. Sean Woodson
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125 lbs.: Cortney Casey vs. Liana Jojua
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155 lbs.: Marc Diakiese vs. Rafael Alves
Round one: Alves opens the fight with a vicious kick to the nuts. Diakiese takes a bit to recover, then returns to action. Alves charges after him with haymakers, can’t connect. Sneaky trip attempt. Diakiese tries a jab. One minute in. Alves tries a head kick. Hard counters. Low kick from Diakiese, who gets buzzed by a jab and instinctively shoots directly into Alves’ guillotine.
Final result: Alves def. Diakiese by submission (guillotine choke)
205 lbs.: Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Da-Un Jung
Round one: Jung orthodox, Nzechukwu southpaw. Some lead-hand fighting no real strikes early on. One minute in. Nzechukwu keeping a high guard, blocks a left hook, lands a 2-1. Sneaky straight left. Jung sneaks an overhand around the guard, eats that straight left again. Taking turns landing punches two minutes in. Jung with a right downstairs. Nzechukwu periodically potshotting with straight lefts. Jung stings him with a right hand, backs him to the fence, and hammers home elbows until Nzechukwu goes down.
Final result: Jung def. Nzechukwu by KO (elbows)
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