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

• Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo

Paddy Pimblett- Lionel Messi

Jan Blachowicz- Lionel Messi

Darren Till- Lionel Messi

• Kylan Mbappe vs Erik Haland

Paddy Pimblett- Kylan Mbappe

Jan Blachowicz- Erik Haland

Darren Till- Erik Haland

• Robert Lewandowski vs Karim Benzema

Paddy Pimblett- Robert Lewandowski

Jan Blachowicz- Robert Lewandowski

Darren Till- Robert Lewandoski

• Kevin De’ Bruyne vs Luka Modric

Paddy Pimblett- Kevin De’ Bruyne

Jan Blachowicz- Luka Modric

Darren Till- Luka Modric

• Pele vs Maradona

Paddy Pimblett- Maradona

Jan Blachowicz- Pele

Darren Till- Maradona

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UFC 282 Fight card

UFC 282: Jan Blachowicz, Paddy Pimblett and Darren Till makes their football picks- ‘Lionel Messi/ Cristiano Ronaldo, Pele/ Maradona, Luke Modric/KDB and more comparisons

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