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UFC on FOX 5 at Seattle's Key Arena on December 8th



The UFC announced on the August 21st airing of Fuel TV's 'UFC Tonight' that UFC on FOX 5 will take place at the Key Arena in Seattle on December 8th. The main event will see Lightweight Champ Benson Henderson face Nate Diaz in a 5 round title fight. On August 11th, Henderson sucessfully defended his title via a controversial split decision win over Frankie Edgar in Denver at UFC 150. Diaz is a winner of three staight in the Octagon, most recently over Jim Miller via 2nd round guillotine this past May.


Also on the fight card will be former 155 lb champ BJ Penn taking on British Columbia fighter Rory MacDonald, and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua going up against Alexander Gustafsson in a 205 lb matchup.


This will be the 2nd time that the UFC will visit the Emerald City, the 1st time in March 2011 with UFC Fight Night 24 that had nearly 14,000 NW fight fans fill the Key Arena to watch Phil Davis outpoint Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the main event.


No word yet on when tickets will go on sale, but rest assured they will go fast, so stay tuned. More on the UFC at www.ufc.com.


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