UFC Vegas 42 airs live from UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday November 13, which makes it Sunday November 14 in Australia. The main event is a five-round featherweight bout between former 145-pound champion Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez.
Holloway (22-6) last fought in January when he earned a unanimous decision again Calvin Kattar. With the win he rebounded from a pair of defeats suffered against reigning featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski.
Rodriguez (13-2, 1 NC) was last in action back in October 2019 when he took a unanimous decision against Jeremy Stephens in the immediate rematch of their first fight that ended in no contest due to an accidental eye poke. Before that he scored the fifth-round KO against Chan Sung Jung.
MMA fans can watch UFC Vegas 42 live stream on ESPN+ in the US, BT Sport Monthly Pass in the UK, and ESPN on Kayo in Australia.
In the co-main event Ben Rothwell (39-13) meets fellow-heavyweight Marcos Rogerio de Lima (18-7-1). Both fighters are looking to secure the second win in a row.
The current UFC Vegas 42 fight card can be found below. The finalized lineup is expected to be set shortly.
UFC Vegas 42: Holloway vs Rodriguez fight card
Main Card (4 pm ET / 1 pm PT / 9 pm GMT / 8 am AEDT)
- Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez
- Ben Rothwell vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
- Felicia Spencer vs. Leah Letson
- Philipe Lins vs. TBD
- Kevin Holland vs. Kyle Daukaus
- Song Yadong vs. Julio Arce
Preliminary card (1 pm ET / 10 am PT / 6 pm GMT / 5 am AEDT)
- Thiago Moises vs. Joel Alvarez
- Cynthia Calvillo vs. Andrea Lee
- Miguel Baeza vs. Khaos Williams
- Sean Woodson vs. Collin Anglin
- Cortney Casey vs. Liana Jojua
- Marc Diakiese vs. Rafael Alves
- Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Da Un Jung
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