Middleweights Chris Curtis, Joaquin Buckley to Clash at UFC 282

Chris Curtis will lock horns with Joaquin Buckley at UFC 282 on Dec. 10.

Buckley’s management initially announced the middleweight pairing. UFC 282 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is expected to include a light heavyweight title rematch between Jiri Prochazka and Glover Teixeira, though that bout has not been made official.

Curtis had an eight-fight winning streak snapped in his most recent outing, when he dropped a unanimous verdict to Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night 208 on July 23. “The Action Man” began his promotional tenure with triumphs over Phil Hawes, Brendan Allen and Rodolfo Vieira.

Buckley, meawhile, is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night 209 on Sept. 3. Prior to that, “New Mansa” had earned successive triumphs against Antonio Arroyo, Abdul Razak Alhassan and Albert Duraev in the Octagon.

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