UFC VEGAS 42: HOLLOWAY VS RODRIGUEZ | 6th Round Post-Fight Show

Bloody Elbow fight experts, Zane Simon & Eddie Mercado, are here to breakdown the UFC Vegas 42 Fight Night event, which was broadcast from the APEX Center in Las Vegas, NV. The guys will have hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the overall event.

The UFC showcased a Featherweight Tilt in the main event of UFC Vegas 42. We had future Hall-of-Famer, the former UFC Featherweight Champion, Hawaiian born, Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway. He won that title defeating José Aldo at UFC 212 while holding the interim title, then defending that title three times. He is #1 in the UFC Featherweight rankings and #7 in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings. He has a storied list of arguably the most decorated and impressive UFC career accomplishments.

Not that it’s any surprise, but Max entered the Octagon a massive favorite against his combatant, Yair ‘El Pantera’ Rodriguez, who was returning after two years away. Yair was on a two-fight win streak however, and if he were to come away victorious tonight, he would have gotten a shot at that title Gold, hoping to gain the second championship for Mexico. You may recall that Rodriguez was the winning alum from The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America’s 2014 tournament. He was currently ranked #3 in the UFC Featherweight rankings.

Meanwhile, the co-main event featured Heavyweights, Ben Rothwell, with a record of 39-13 and Marcos ‘Pezão’ Rogério de Lima, with a record of 18-7. Both men were entering the Octagon today with one win each under their belts.

Prior to the headlining bouts, we were graced with promising showdowns including, Featherweight up-and-comers, Felicia ‘Feenom’ Spencer vs. Leah ‘Nidas’ Letson, Welterweight prospects, Miguel ‘Caramel Thunder’ Baeza vs. Khaos ‘The Oxfighter’ Williams, and for the main card opener we had Bantamweights, the ‘Kung Fu Monkey’ - Yadong Song vs. Julio Arce.

We had plenty of exciting prelim bouts to discuss tonight as well. Overall, this now 11-bout card saw 5 1st Rd finishes, 8 KO/TKO’s, 1 sub, & 2 decisions. Rounding things out, bonuses for putting forth POTN efforts went to Andrea Lee & Khaos Williams; FOTN honors went to Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez. Join us to go over all the face-punching action!

Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 42: ‘MAX HOLLOWAY VS YAIR RODRIGUEZ’ updated fight records & results —
ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. NOV 13
At 2:00 - 11. 145lbs: Max Holloway (22-6) DEF. Yair Rodriguez (13-3) — DEC, Unanimous (49-46, 48-47x2)

At 13:34 - 10. 265lbs: Marcos Rogério de Lima (19-7) DEF. Ben Rothwell (39-14) – KO/TKO, Punches (Standing TKO) at 0:32 of Rd 1

At 20:35 - 9. 145lbs: Felicia Spencer (9-3) DEF. Leah Letson (5-2) – KO/TKO, G&P at 4:25 of Rd 3, Total 14:25

At 27:24 - 8. 170lbs: Khaos Williams (13-2) DEF. Miguel Baeza (10-2) – KO/TKO, Punches at 1:02 of Rd 2, Total 11:02

At 31:27 - 7. 135lbs: Yadong Song (18-5) DEF. Julio Arce (17-5) – KO/TKO, Punches at 1:35 of Rd 2, Total 6:35

ESPN+ PRELIMS
At 34:02 - 6. 155lbs: Joel Alvarez (19-2) DEF. Thiago Moisés (15-6) – KO/TKO, Elbows & Uppercuts (Standing TKO) at 3:01 of Rd 1

At 39:50 - 5. 125lbs: Andrea Lee (13-5) DEF. Cynthia Calvillo (9-4) – KO/TKO, Corner Stoppage at 5:00 of Rd 2, Total 10:00

At 45:43 - 4. 145lbs: Sean Woodson (9-1) DEF. Collin Anglin (8-3) – KO/TKO, Hooks to the Body at 4:30 of Rd 1

At 49:06 - 3. 125lbs: Cortney Casey (10-9) DEF. Liana Jojua (8-5) – DEC, Unanimous (30-27x3)

At 51:40 - 2. 155lbs: Rafael Alves (20-10) DEF. Marc Diakiese (14-5) – SUB, Guillotine Choke at 1:48 of Rd 1

At 55:32 - 1. 205lbs: Da Un Jung (15-2) DEF. Kennedy Nzechukwu (9-2) – KO/TKO, Standing Elbows at 3:04 of Rd 1

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