UFC 282: The FIFA World Cup 2022 has been taking place since November in Qatar, and UFC athletes are no strangers to it. Given their broad diversity and inclusivity with the marketing of hosting a significant number of foreign athletes, it’s no surprise that there is a lot of commotion around the competition. With UFC 282 on deck, the fighters were there for their media day obligations. With the World Cup going parallel to the sport, the media took advantage of the timing and acquired answers from the UFC Fighters regarding several football players. Follow UFC News updates with InsideSport.In
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UFC 282 promotions with FIFA World Cup 2022
Ahead of UFC 282: Jan Blachowicz vs Magomed Ankalaev, ESPN MMA connected with Jan Blachowicz, Paddy Pimblett, and Darren Till to know their football preferences. When asked to pick between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, they snubbed CR7 and hailed Lionel Messi. Take a look at the video below.
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UFC Fighters make their football picks
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Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo
Paddy Pimblett- Lionel Messi
Jan Blachowicz- Lionel Messi
Darren Till- Lionel Messi
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Kylan Mbappe vs Erik Haland
Paddy Pimblett- Kylan Mbappe
Jan Blachowicz- Erik Haland
Darren Till- Erik Haland
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Robert Lewandowski vs Karim Benzema
Paddy Pimblett- Robert Lewandowski
Jan Blachowicz- Robert Lewandowski
Darren Till- Robert Lewandoski
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Kevin De’ Bruyne vs Luka Modric
Paddy Pimblett- Kevin De’ Bruyne
Jan Blachowicz- Luka Modric
Darren Till- Luka Modric
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Pele vs Maradona
Paddy Pimblett- Maradona
Jan Blachowicz- Pele
Darren Till- Maradona
UFC 282 Fight card
Main card
- Main event: Jan Blachowicz vs Magomed Ankalaev- vacant LHW title
- Co-main event: Paddy Pimblett vs Jared Gordon- lightweight bout
- Robbie Lawler (canceled) vs Santiago Ponzinibbio- welterweight bout on hold
- Bryce Mitchell vs Ilia Topuria- featherweight bout
Prelims
- Darren Till vs Dricus Du Plessis- middleweight bout
- Raul Rosas Jr. vs Jay Perrin- bantamweight bout
- Alexander Gustafsson vs Ovince Saint Preux- light heavyweight bout
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Chris Daukaus- heavyweight bout
Early Prelims
- Edmen Shahbazyan vs Dalcha Lungiambula- middleweight bout
- Billy Quarantillo vs Alexander Hernandez- featherweight bout
- Chris Curtis vs Joaquin Buckley- middleweight bout
- TJ Brown vs Erik Silva- featherweight bout
- Vinicius Salvador vs Daniel de Silva- flyweight bout
Editors pick
