Saturday marks the year's final pay-per-view event, UFC 282. The vacant light heavyweight championship will be contested in the main event between former champion Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev.
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Magomed Ankalaev is the overwhelming favorite to win the UFC light heavyweight championship going into the main event of UFC 282, but will Jan Blachowicz, a previous champion, play the spoiler once more? Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee of MMA Fighting talk about the light heavyweight championship battle and how it might be much closer than the odds imply before the UFC’s final pay-per-view event of 2022.
In addition, topics covered include Paddy Pimblett’s fight against Jared Gordon in the co-main event of the UFC pay-per-view event, Darren Till’s comeback fight against Dricus Du Plessis in a crucial middleweight match, Ilia Topuria versus Bryce Mitchell in an intriguing featherweight main card match, 18-year-old Raul Rosas Jr.’s octagon debut in the featured prelim match against Jay Perrin.
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The date is December 10 in the United States and December 11 in India. The fights will go live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fights start on Saturday, 10 p.m. ET (main card) and Sunday, 7:30 a.m. IST (Main card),
UFC 282 will be broadcast live on ESPN and ESPN Plus in the US, BT Sport in the UK, and Sony Ten or Sony LIV in India. Austria, Germany, and Italy will also be able to watch the match live on DAZN. To watch all the live action, fans in Argentina, Chile, and Colombia must first download the DAZN app from the Apple App Store or Android Google Play store. Meanwhile, subscribers to the UFC Fight Pass may watch the PPV from anywhere in the world. To view UFC programming, fans can purchase a USD 9.99 monthly pass or a USD 95.99 yearly pass.
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