At least for now, it appears that the UFC is moving forward with the Jiri Prochazka-Glover Teixeira rematch as the headliner for its final pay-per-view event of 2022.
The Las Vegas-based promotion announced in a release on Tuesday that Prochazka vs. Teixeira will serve as the main event for UFC 282 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Dec. 10. The timing is interesting considering earlier in the day former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones tweeted that he is preparing as if he will face Stipe Miocic at UFC 282.
Prochazka and Teixeira initially squared off at UFC 275, with Prochazka claiming the 205-pound belt with a rear-naked choke at the 4:32 mark of Round 5. Had Teixeira survived until the final horn, he likely would have won a unanimous decision. The UFC is currently promoting a potential light heavyweight title eliminator between Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev as the evening’s co-main event.
Several other undercard bouts were confirmed for UFC 282, including Vinicius Salvador vs. Daniel Lacerda at flyweight; Ronnie Lawrence vs. Cameron Saaiman at bantamweight and T.J. Brown vs. Erik Silva at featherweight.
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