Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of UFC on ESPN 42 with Foo Fighters, AC/DC, Reba McEntire and Nelly Furtado

Blue Corner

December 4, 2022 at 8:00 a.m.·2 min read

While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well.

See what the fighters from UFC on ESPN 42 went with as their backing tracks in Orlando, Fla.

Yazmin Jauregui vs. Istela Nunes

Yazmin Jauregui def. Istela Nunes via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:06

[autotag]Yazmin Jauregui[/autotag]: “Mi Corrido” by Hadrian

[autotag]Istela Nunes[/autotag]: “Unstoppable” by SIA

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Francis Marshall vs. Marcelo Rojo

Francis Marshall def. Marcelo Rojo via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 1:14

[autotag]Francis Marshall[/autotag]: “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC

[autotag]Marcelo Rojo[/autotag]: “Llegamos los Pibes Chorres” by Pibes Chorros

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Natan Levy vs. Genaro Valdez

Natan Levy def. Genaro Valdez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

[autotag]Natan Levy[/autotag]: “Immigrant Song” by Led Zeppelin

[autotag]Genaro Valdez[/autotag]: “Genado Valdez el Rayadito” by Groupo Tempo

N/A

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Darren Elkins vs. Jonathan Pearce

Jonathan Pearce def. Darren Elkins via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

[autotag]Jonathan Pearce[/autotag]: “Runnin'” by David Dallas

[autotag]Darren Elkins[/autotag]: “Highway to Hell” by AC/DC

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Marc Diakiese vs. Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson def. Marc Diakiese via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

[autotag]Michael Johnson[/autotag]: “Blunt Blowing” by Lil’ Wayne

[autotag]Marc Diakiese[/autotag]: “Show Me the Way” by Papa Wemba

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Clay Guida vs. Scott Holtzman

Clay Guida def. Scott Holtzman via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

[autotag]Clay Guida[/autotag]: “My Hero” by Foo Fighters

[autotag]Scott Holtzman[/autotag]: “Return of the Mack” by Mark Morrison

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Emily Ducote vs. Angela Hill

Angela Hill def. Emily Ducote via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

[autotag]Angela Hill[/autotag]: “Shut ‘Em Up” by Prodigy with Public Enemy, Manfred Mann

[autotag]Emily Ducote[/autotag]: “Made for This” by Carrollton

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Niko Price vs. Phil Rowe

Phil Rowe def. Niko Price via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 3:26

[autotag]Phil Rowe[/autotag]: “Til the Sun Goes Down” by Five the Fresh

N/A

[autotag]Niko Price[/autotag]: “Glory to God” by KJ-52

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Eryk Anders vs. Kyle Daukaus

Eryk Anders def. Kyle Daukaus via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:45

[autotag]Eryk Anders[/autotag]: “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd

[autotag]Kyle Daukaus[/autotag]: “The Rain” by DMX

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Roman Dolidze vs. Jack Hermansson

Roman Dolidze def. Jack Hermansson via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:06

[autotag]Roman Dolidze[/autotag]: “The Eight Wonders of the World” Georgian dance

[autotag]Jack Hermansson[/autotag]: “The Joker” by Damien

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Sergei Pavlovich vs. Tai Tuivasa

Sergei Pavlovich def. Tai Tuivasa via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:54

[autotag]Sergei Pavlovich[/autotag]: “Fly Away on the Wings of Wind” by Kalevala

[autotag]Tai Tuivasa[/autotag]: “I’m Like a Bird” by Nelly Furtado

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Matheus Nicolau vs. Matt Schnell

[autotag]Matheus Nicolau[/autotag]: “Teen Town” by Jaco Pastorious

[autotag]Matt Schnell[/autotag]: “Fancy” by Reba McEntire

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Bryan Barberena vs. Rafael dos Anjos

Rafael dos Anjos def. Bryan Barberena via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:20

[autotag]Rafael dos Anjos[/autotag]: “Hope in Front of Me” by Danny Gokey

[autotag]Bryan Barberena[/autotag]: “It’s Tricky” by Run-D.M.C.

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Stephen Thompson vs. Kevin Holland

Stephen Thompson def. Kevin Holland via TKO (injury) – Round 4, 5:00

[autotag]Stephen Thompson[/autotag]: “Wonderboy” by Tenacious D

[autotag]Kevin Holland[/autotag]: “Ghost” by NBA Youngboy

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