LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH HEADLINES FINAL UFC® PAY-PER-VIEW OF 2022

TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28

Las Vegas – UFC^® closes out its ultimate Pay-Per-View of 2022 with a rematch of probably the greatest fights of all-time as UFC gentle heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka defends his newly received crown in opposition to former title-holder and No. 1 ranked contender Glover Teixeira. Additionally on the cardboard, extra top-ranked gentle heavyweight motion sees former champion and No. 2 contender Jan Blachowicz try to cease the momentum of No. 3 Magomed Ankalaev.

UFC^® 282: PROCHAZKA vs. TEIXEIRA 2 takes place Saturday, Dec. 10 at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas with the primary card at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on ESPN+ PPV.  The prelims will likely be seen on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT with the night time’s motion beginning at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT with Early Prelims on ESPN+ (English and Spanish) and UFC Combat Move.

UFC^® 282: PROCHAZKA vs. TEIXEIRA 2 tickets will go on sale Friday, Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. PT and can be found for buy at axs.com. Ticket gross sales are restricted to eight (8) per individual. UFC Combat Membership^® members can have the chance to buy tickets Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 10 a.m. PT through the web site www.ufcfightclub.com. A particular Web ticket pre-sale will likely be out there to UFC publication subscribers Thursday, Oct. 27 beginning at 10 a.m. PT. To entry this presale, customers should register for the UFC publication by UFC.com.

The Czech Republic’s first UFC champion, Prochazka (29-3-1, preventing out of Brno, Czech Republic) intends to make his reign on high of the sunshine heavyweight division an extended and historic one. An thrilling finisher who has extra UFC post-fight bonuses than he does fights, Prochazka shortly rose by the rankings with assertion wins over Volkan Oezdemir and Dominick Reyes. He now seems to be to depart little question in his rematch with Teixeira by delivering one other classic efficiency.

Teixeira (33-8, preventing out of Danbury, Conn. by means of Minas Gerais, Brazil) goals to recapture his misplaced title and add a brand new chapter to his storied UFC profession. An MMA legend who has been competing for over 20 years, he has earned notable wins over former champions Quinton Jackson and Rashad Evans. Teixeira now plans to depart all of it within the Octagon and finish the yr together with his hand raised.

Former champion Blachowicz (29-9, preventing out of Warsaw, Poland) plans to defend his spot within the rankings and stake his declare as the subsequent contender for the belt. A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt with knockout energy, he has proven off his well-rounded abilities in victories over Dominick Reyes, Corey Anderson and Luke Rockhold. He now seeks to snap Ankalaev’s win streak by turning into the primary individual to knock him out.

Ankalaev (18-1, preventing out of Makhachkala, Russia) has cemented himself as one of the crucial feared athletes within the gentle heavyweight division. A Grasp of Sport in Fight Sambo, Ankalaev is at present on the second-longest win streak within the division’s historical past, which stands at 9 victories and consists of defeats of Anthony Smith, Thiago Santos and Volkan Oezdemir. He now seems to be to make it 10 in a row and safe his first shot at UFC gold.

Further bouts on the cardboard embody:

• Breakout star Paddy Pimblett (19-3, preventing out of Liverpool, England) intends to maintain his momentum going in opposition to gritty veteran Jared Gordon (19-5, preventing out of Queens, N.Y.)
• Former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler (29-16, preventing out of Coconut Creek, Fla.) and Santiago Ponzinibbio (29-6, preventing out of Coconut Creek, Fla.) meet in a Combat of the Night time contender
• Former gentle heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson (18-8, preventing out of Stockholm, Sweden) battles Ovince Saint Preux (26-16, preventing out of Knoxville, Tenn.)
• Fan favourite and No. 9 ranked middleweight Darren Until (18-4, preventing out of Liverpool, England) takes on No. 13 ranked Dricus du Plessis (17-2, preventing out of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa)
• Edmen Shahbazyan (11-3, preventing out of Glendale, Calif.) locks horns with Dalcha Lungiambula (11-5, preventing out of Cape City, South Africa) in a middleweight contest
• Heavyweight motion sees No. 9 ranked Jairzinho Rozenstruik (12-4, preventing out of Paramaribo, Suriname) lock horns with No. 11 ranked Chris Daukaus (Philadelphia, Penn.)
• Billy Quarantillo (16-4, preventing out of Tampa, Fla.) plans to spoil the featherweight debut of Alexander Hernandez (13-5, preventing out of San Antonio, Texas)
• TJ Brown (16-9, preventing out of Little Rock, Ark.) and Dana White’s Contender Collection signee Erik Silva (9-1, preventing out of Alajuela, Costa Rica) collide in a featherweight tilt
• No. 14 ranked middleweight Chris Curtis (29-9, preventing out of Las Vegas, Nev.) meets the all the time thrilling Joaquin Buckley (15-5, preventing out of St. Louis, Mo.)
• Ronnie Lawrence (8-2, preventing out of Deerfield Seashore, Fla.) returns to motion in opposition to undefeated Dana White’s Contender Collection signee Cameron Saaiman (6-0, preventing out of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa)
• Dana White’s Contender Collection signee Vinicius Salvador (14-4, preventing out of Minas Gerais, Brazil) intends to steal the present in his UFC debut in opposition to Daniel Silva (11-4, preventing out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) at flyweight

For the most recent data on further bouts for this occasion, please go to www.ufc.com. All bouts are dwell and topic to alter. Please click on right here to use for the occasion.

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