UFC Fight Night 82, formerly known as UFC 196, will take place Saturday.
Originally supposed to be the latest in a growing contingent of high-profile Super Bowl Weekend fight cards, Fight Night 82 lost a fair bit of luster when its main event and then replacement main event were scuttled because of injuries.
The event’s new headliner is a welterweight title eliminator between former champion Johny Hendricks and rising star Stephen Thompson.
Upgraded in status, the heavyweight contest between Roy Nelson and Jared Rosholt now serves as the co-main attraction.
The full main card for Fight Night 82 looks like this:
- Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen Thompson
- Roy Nelson vs. Jared Rosholt
- Ovince Saint Preux vs. Rafael Cavalcante
- Joseph Benavidez vs. Zach Makovsky
- Misha Cirkunov vs. Alex Nicholson
- Mike Pyle vs. Sean Spencer
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