Welterweight showmen will carry the freight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship when Stephen Thompson squares off with Kevin Holland in the UFC on ESPN 42 headliner. Meanwhile, Rafael dos Anjos takes on Bryan Barberena in the three-round welterweight co-main event at 170 pounds.
Date, Time, Location for UFC on ESPN 42
UFC on ESPN 42 “Thompson vs. Holland” goes down on Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The main card kicks off at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. The prelims start at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
How to Watch UFC on ESPN 42 Online
Anyone wishing to live stream UFC on ESPN 42 “Thompson vs. Holland” online will need to purchase an ESPN+ membership. The ESPN-owned streaming service has exclusive rights to UFC live streams, making ESPN+ the only way to view UFC on ESPN 42 online in the United States. The main card can be viewed on ESPN and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, while the prelims can be seen on ESPN and ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. Meanwhile, BT Sport is the lone broadcaster showing UFC on ESPN 42 “Thompson vs. Holland” live in the United Kingdom. Coverage for preliminary fights begins at 11 p.m. BST, with the main card scheduled to start at 2 a.m. BST. Finally, Foxtel TV customers in Australia can stream UFC on ESPN 42 online by using the Foxtel Go app and may also sign up for Kayo to watch ESPN online.
UFC on ESPN 42 Card, Odds
BetUs.com lists Holland as a -170 favorite for the UFC on ESPN 42 main event, with Thompson as a +140 underdog. In the co-headliner, dos Anjos is favored at -550, with Landwehr coming back at +375.
Thompson, who turns 40 in a little more than two months, finds himself in a bit of a late-career tailspin after back-to-back losses. The affable South Carolina native last competed at UFC Fight Night 199, where he wound up on the wrong side of a unanimous decision against former Titan Fighting Championship titleholder Belal Muhammad on Dec. 18. Thompson owns an 11-6-1 record in the UFC.
Holland has won two of his past three bouts. The 30-year-old Travis Lutter protégé last appeared on Sept. 10, when he succumbed to a brabo choke from the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev in the first round of their UFC 279 co-main event. Holland carries a 10-5 record in the UFC.
UFC on ESPN 42 “Thompson vs. Holland” also features a flyweight affair matching Matheus Nicolau (-380) with Matt Schnell (+280), a heavyweight scrap pitting Sergei Pavlovich (-230) against Tai Tuivasa (+180) and a pair of middleweight tilts, as Jack Hermansson (-190) meets Roman Dolidze (+155) and Kyle Daukaus (-230) faces Eryk Anders (+180). Welterweight action heroes anchor the eight-fight undercard, as Niko Price (-145) takes on 2019 Dana White’s Contender Series graduate Philip Rowe (+115) in a three-round prelim at 170 pounds.
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