Veteran referee Marc Goddard will be the third man in the cage when Jiri Prochazka and Glover Teixeira have their light heavyweight championship rematch in the main event at UFC 282.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission announced the referee and judge selections for the fight during a meeting on Wednesday. Goddard, who will earn $2,500 for the bout, was also the referee for the first meeting between Prochazka and Teixeira at UFC 275 in Singapore on June 12.
Mike Bell, Sal D’Amato and Derek Cleary will serve as cageside judges for the title clash. They will earn $2,000 apiece for their work.
When Prochazka and Teixeira initially squared off at UFC 275, Prochazka claimed 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. UFC 282 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Dec. 10, and a potential light heavyweight title eliminator between Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev will serve as the evening’s co-main event.
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