Stephen Thompson What was once the UFC’s annual Super Bowl weekend pay-per-view extravaganza is now an ordinary fight night. The UFC Fight Night 82 main card airs on FOX Sports 1 following prelims on the same channel and UFC Fight Pass at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Originally headlined by a heavyweight title fight between Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez, Saturday’s event will now see two welterweight contenders collide in a five-round contest when former 170-pound champ Johny Hendricks (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) takes on knockout artist Stephen Thompson (11-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC). Though the card is not particularly strong, UFC fans will be able to witness history when a card originally booked for pay-per-view switches broadcast platform and takes to FOX Sports 1.
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