UFC Vegas 42 went down on Saturday afternoon at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. In the main event, Max Holloway defeated Yair Rodriguez by unanimous decision after a five-round classic. The fight lived up to its hype, with both fighters leaving the Octagon with their heads held high. In the co-main event, Marcos Rogerio de Lima pulled off the upset against Ben Rothwell to become the first man to knock the American out since Cain Velasquez in 2009.
Elsewhere on the UFC Vegas 42 main card, Felicia Spencer returned to winning ways with an impressive TKO victory over promotional newcomer Leah Letson, Khaos Williams finished Miguel Baeza in the third round to improve his winning streak to two wins in a row and Song Yadong put on an impressive showing against Julio Arce, finishing him early in the second round.
Results
Main Card
Max Holloway defeats Yair Rodriguez via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)
Marcos Rogério de Lima defeats Ben Rothwell via first round TKO (0:32)
Felicia Spencer defeats Leah Letson via third round TKO (4:25)
Khaos Williams defeats Miguel Baeza via third round TKO (1:02)
Song Yadong defeats Julio Arce via second round TKO (1:35)
Prelims
Joel Alvarez defeats Thiago Moises via first round TKO (3:01)
Andrea Lee defeats Cynthia Calvillo via second round TKO (corner stoppage) (5:00)
Sean Woodson defeats Collin Anglin via first round TKO (4:30)
Cortney Casey defeats Liana Jojua via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Rafael Alves defeats Marc Diakiese via first round guillotine choke submission (1:48)
Da Un Jung defeats Kennedy Nzechukwu via first round knockout (3:04)
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