Jan Blachowicz bids to become a two-time UFC champion when he meets Magomed Ankalaev in the Octagon for the vacant lightweight title this weekend.
It was not a bout in the making until last month when Jiri Prochazka vacated the belt after suffering a serious shoulder injury and scheduled opponent Glover Teixeira opted against fighting replacement Ankalaev.
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Meanwhile, Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett continues his rise through to the UFC ranks by taking second billing on the card and he has his toughest test to date against Jared Gordon.
UFC odds can be found on the Paddy Power website, otherwise all the key details about UFC 282 are below.
UFC 282 location
UFC 282 will be held on the other side of the pond at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, USA.
UFC 282 date
UFC 282 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 10 but due to the time difference the bulk of the card will spill over into the early hours of the following morning.
UFC 282 time
UFC 282 is scheduled to begin with the early preliminary card at 22:30 GMT. The prelims follow from 01:00 before the main card gets underway at 03:00.
UFC 282 card
MAIN CARD
Jan Blachowicz v Magomed Ankalaev – Light Heavyweight
Paddy Pimblett v Jared Gordon – Lightweight
Alex Morono v Santiago Ponzinibbio – Catchweight (180lb)
Darren Till v Dricus du Plessis – Middleweight
Bryce Mitchell v Ilia Topuria – Featherweight
PRELIMINARY CARD
Jairzinho Rozenstruik v Chris Daukaus – Heavyweight
Raul Rosas Jr v Jay Perrin – Bantamweight
Edmen Shahbazyan v Dalcha Lungiambula – Middleweight
Chris Curtis v Joaquin Buckley – Middleweight
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD
Billy Quarantillo v Alexander Hernandez – Featherweight
T.J. Brown v Erik Silva – Featherweight
Vinicius Salvador v Daniel da Silva – Flyweight
Cameron Saaiman v Steven Koslow = Bantamweight
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