The UFC returned to Winnipeg, Manitoba, for a Fight Night event on December 10, 2022. The card was headlined by a middleweight bout between rising contender Dricus du Plessis and veteran Brad Tavares.
In the main event, South Africa's Dricus du Plessis secured a unanimous decision victory (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) over Brad Tavares. The win extended du Plessis's UFC record to 5-0 and marked a significant step forward in the middleweight division.
Other notable results from the main card included a first-round TKO victory for Armen Petrosyan over Tyson Pedro in a light heavyweight bout, and a unanimous decision win for Julian Erosa over Hakeem Dawodu in a featherweight contest. The event took place at the Canada Life Centre.
The victory positioned Dricus du Plessis for higher-ranked opponents, and he would later go on to compete for the UFC Middleweight Championship.
