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UFC Adelaide Full Fight Card, Start Time & How To Watch

Check out the UFC Adelaide full fight card, start time, and information on how to watch the event, featuring a heavyweight clash with Tai Tuivasa and JDS.

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Later on tonight (Sat. December 1, 2018) UFC Fight Night Adelaide will go down from the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Australia.

In the main event of the evening, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will make his return. He’ll face rising contender Tai Tuivasa in his own backyard. Also, Tyson Pedro will face a stiff test in his light heavyweight career. He’ll face former 205-pound champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.

Heavyweight veteran Mark Hunt will also fight on the card, taking on Justin Willis. Check out the full UFC Adelaide fight card, start time, and how to watch below:

Main Card (FS1, 10 P.M. ET):

  • Heavyweight: Junior Dos Santos vs. Tai Tuivasa
  • Light heavyweight: Tyson Pedro vs. Mauricio Rua
  • Heavyweight: Mark Hunt vs. Justin Willis
  • Welterweight: Tony Martin vs. Jake Matthews
  • Featherweight: Suman Mokhtarian vs. Sodiq Yusuff
  • Light heavyweight: Paul Craig vs. Jim Crute

Preliminary Card (FS1, 8 P.M. ET):

  • Welterweight: Alexey Kunchenko vs. Yushin Okami
  • Flyweight: Ben Nguyen vs. Wilson Reis
  • Welterweight: Keita Nakamura vs. Salim Touahri
  • Flyweight: Kai Kara France vs. Elias Garcia

UFC Fight Pass Exclusive Prelims (7 P.M. ET):

  • Lightweight: Christos Giagos vs. Mizuto Hirota
  • Lightweight: Alex Gorgees vs. Damir Ismagulov

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UFC Adelaide’s Mark Hunt Not Looking To Retire Any Time Soon

Mark Hunt will be bringing his UFC contract to a close this Saturday at UFC Adelaide when he takes on up-and-comer Justin Willis in front of native Australians, but that doesn’t mean we will be seeing the end of “The Super Samoan’s” fighting career any…

Mark Hunt will be bringing his UFC contract to a close this Saturday at UFC Adelaide when he takes on up-and-comer Justin Willis in front of native Australians, but that doesn’t mean we will be seeing the end of “The Super Samoan’s” fighting career any time soon. 14 years after beginning his professional MMA career, […]

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UFC Adelaide Weigh-in Results: Hunt & Willis Involved In Backstage Altercation

The UFC Adelaide weigh-in results are in. Tomorrow night (Dec. 1), UFC Adelaide will take place inside the Adelaide Entertainment Center in Adelaide, Australia. In the main event, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will clash with Tai Tu…

The UFC Adelaide weigh-in results are in. Tomorrow night (Dec. 1), UFC Adelaide will take place inside the Adelaide Entertainment Center in Adelaide, Australia. In the main event, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will clash with Tai Tuivasa. Tipping the scales at 255 pounds was dos Santos, while Tuivasa made weight at 262 pounds. UFC Adelaide Weigh-in Results They […]

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Mark Hunt & Justin Willis Involved In Heated Incident After Staredown

Mark Hunt & Justin Willis were involved in a heated incident that boiled over backstage after taking the scales to weigh-in.

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Mark Hunt & Justin Willis were involved in an intense staredown that boiled over backstage after taking the scales to weigh-in. Hunt vs. Willis in a heavyweight bout is expected to take place on the main card of the upcoming UFC Adelaide (also known as UFC Fight Night 142) event.

Both fighters took the scales on Friday and successfully made weight. However, when staring off, they exchanged some words. This led to an incident backstage according to Submission Radio. Tai Tuivasa declared, “I’ll fuckin’ smash both of you” in reaction to the incident.

The Scenes

This led to Tyson Pedro, who fights Shogun Rua in the co-headliner, describing Willis’ behavior as “disrespectful.”

““It’s disrespectful,” said Pedro (H/T to MMAFighting). “I know you’ve got pump up yourself, but it’s like me with ‘Shogun’—‘Shogun’ is a legend and Mark is a legend, they’re from the same time. And I don’t know if [Willis] knows he’s in Australia and that there’s no rules outside of where we are. I think he’s trying to pump himself up more than he’s trying to pump Mark up, and you don’t want a pumped up Mark. If anything that’s the worst thing you can do.”

This event is set to take place on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, South Australia. Pedro would continue by describing what exactly happened backstage that led to the intense moment.

““I’ve gone back and they’re trying to stop the fight, but you can’t disrespect our lead horse. We’re not promoting fighting outside of the Octagon, but don’t go and say that to our lead horse and then come out and say something about our team,” said Pedro. “I’m pretty sure he went at Mark and Tai was just there,” he added. “Don’t go at our team; we’re all here and we’re in Australia so it’s probably not a good idea.”

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Mark Hunt Opens Up On Fighting Out His UFC Contract

Mark Hunt opens up his decision to fight out his current contract with the UFC this Saturday at UFC Adelaide.

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Mark Hunt opens up on fighting out his current contract with the UFC as he only has one fight left on that deal. Hunt will head to his native Australia for his farewell fight. The respected knockout slugger will take on Justin Willis at the upcoming UFC Adelaide event.

There has been a major issue between Hunt and the UFC, which dates back to his fight against Brock Lesnar. As seen in the fight, Lesnar won a unanimous decision that night which was subsequently overturned when it was revealed he failed two USADA-issued drug tests before the bout.

Hunt’s Decision

This led to Hunt filing a civil suit against Lesnar and the UFC to settle his grievances. He opened up in a recent interview about his decision to depart from the UFC.

“It’s my last one, so I’m happy about that,” Hunt told MMAjunkie. “I’m glad that the UFC has allowed me to do this. It’s great. S now I get to share the stage with Tai and Tyson again and all the Aussie boys, which is great. I just wanted to complete my contract. That’s basically the bottom line. I’m happy where I’m at. I’m at peace with everything, and things are good.”

UFC Adelaide (also known as UFC Fight Night 142) is set to take place on Saturday, December 1, 2018, at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, South Australia.

The longtime MMA star continued by stating that he plans to end his career under a different banner than the UFC. This is even if the UFC attempts to change his mind.

“I don’t think so, to be honest,” Hunt said. “Looking at trying to do some other things next year. I want to compete five more times, at least. Because I still have the fire inside of me to do it and go from there. We’ll see what happens.”

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Mark Hunt Returns At UFC Adelaide

Mark Hunt has his likely last UFC fight booked.

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Mark Hunt returns to action at the upcoming UFC Adelaide event.

Hunt will head to his native Australia for his farewell fight. The respected knockout slugger will take on Justin Willis at the upcoming UFC Fight Night 142 event. Willis made the announcement on his Instagram and the bout was reported by ESPN.com.

Mark Hunt Returns

Willis started his career with a loss in 2012 but has won every fight since then. He extended his winning streak to seven back in April with a decision win over Chase Sherman in New Jersey. Once he competes against Hunt, it will mark his biggest-name opponent yet.

Hunt lost his last bout in the Octagon. Aleksei Oleinik was able to secure a first-round submission win over the UFC veteran in the main event of September 15’s UFC Moscow.

Hunt has gone 1-3-1 in his last five bouts. The streak includes losses to Brock Lesnar, which was later ruled a no-contest, Alistair Overeem, and Curtis Blaydes. His only victory coming over Derrick Lewis last June in New Zealand. There has been a major issue between Hunt and the UFC, which dates back to his fight against Lesnar.

The Card

UFC Adelaide (also known as UFC Fight Night 142) is set to take place on Sunday, December 2, 2018, at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, South Australia. Junior Dos Santos vs. Tai Tuivasa in a heavyweight bout is expected to headline this show.

Here is the updated card:

Junior Dos Santos vs. Tai Tuivasa

Ben Nguyen vs. Wilson Reis

Kai Kara-France vs. Ashkan Mokhtarian

Paul Craig vs. Jim Crute

Tyson Pedro vs. Mauricio Rua

Justin Willis vs. Mark Hunt

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