UFC 279: Date, Announced Fight Card, Location and more

UFC 279 is set to be another massive event for the biggest promotion in MMA, and we’ve got everything you need to know about the fight night!

The absolutely huge main event will see Nate Diaz returning to the octagon to take on Khamzat Chimaev at 170 pounds.

This could end up being the last time ever that we see Diaz make the famous walk to the cage for the UFC, so it won’t be a contest to miss.

Here’s everything you need to know about UFC 279, including the date, announced fight card thus far, location and more.

UPDATE 26th July 2022

Chimaev has sent a chilling threat to Diaz

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UPDATE 23rd July 2022

Michael Bisping has made a pretty massive claim about the main event!

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UPDATE 20th July 2022

Jake Paul has revealed he will be placing a big bet on the main event!

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UFC 279 will be taking place on Saturday, September 10th 2022.

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The following contests have been confirmed for the event (as of writing on Wednesday, July 27th 2022) by the official UFC website:

We will update this page as and when there are more contests confirmed for the UFC 279 fight card by the company.

UFC 279 will be taking place live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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