The UFC’s final pay-per-view event of 2022 is set with 15 fights — including a main event rematch of one of the frontrunners for Fight of the Year.
During Saturday’s UFC Vegas 65 broadcast, the promotion revealed the main card and full lineup for UFC 282, which takes place Dec. 10 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Jiri Prochazka will be taking on his opponent for the light heavyweight title in the main event. He defeated him to take the title. This was an incredible classic from UFC Glover Teixeira.
The 205-pound division will have a likely title eliminator bout in the co-main event slot as former champion Jan Blachowicz is tasked with slowing the momentum of the surging Magomed Ankalaev. Paddy Pimblett will be fighting Jared Gordon, the most difficult opponent in his UFC career in a featured fight. He hopes to stay undefeated.
The main card rounds off with former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler taking on Santiago Ponzinibbio, while a pivotal bout between up-and-coming featherweights Bryce Mitchell and Ilia Topuria will get the pay-per-view card started.
Darren Till competes on the ESPN2 prelims against Dricus Du Plessis. The only gap in the line-up is at the prelims. Cameron Saaiman will still compete against an opponent due to Ronnie Lawrence’s withdrawal. A person who has knowledge about the plans of the promotion confirmed that to MMA Fighting.
Check out the full UFC 282 lineup below.
Main card (10 at p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV)
Jiri Prochazka vs. Glover Teixeira – light heavyweight title fight
Jan Blachowicz Vs. Magomed Annkalaev
Paddy Pimblett vs. Jared Gordon
Robbie Lawler vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
Bryce Mitchell vs. Ilia Topuria
Preliminary Card (8 p.m. ET on ESPN2, ESPN+)
Ovince Saint Preux vs. Philipe Lins
Jay Perrin vs. Raul Rosas Jr.
Dricus Du Plessis vs. Darren Till
Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Chris Daukaus
Early Prelims (6 p.m. ET on ESPN+, UFC Fight Pass)
Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Dalcha Lungiambula
Billy Quarantillo and Alexander Hernandez
Chris Curtis vs. Joaquin Buckley
T.J. Brown against Erik Silva
Cameron Saaiman vs. TBD
Vinicius Salvador vs. Daniel Da Silva
Source: https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/11/20/23468415/ufc-reveals-full-ufc-282-lineup-including-jiri-prochazka-vs-glover-teixeira-championship-rematch?rand=96749
