Tickets for UFC 143: "Diaz vs. Condit," which was recently made official for the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sat., Feb. 4, 2012, will go on sale to the general public on Fri., Dec. 16, 2011, at 10 a.m. PT.

UFC Fight Club members and UFC Newsletter subscribers, naturally, will be able to scoop up tickets prior to them being available for public consumption.

UFC 143 will be headlined by former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz battling ex-WEC 170-pound kingpin Carlos Condit for the right to wear the division's Interim strap with Georges St. Pierre on the sidelines recovering from knee surgery.

In the co-main event, former welterweight number one contender Josh Koscheck will try to keep his spot among the 170-pound elite by taking on the venerable Mike Pierce.

Here is the UFC 143 tickets sales schedule (All times PT):

• UFC Fight Club presale: Weds., Dec. 14, at 10 a.m.
• UFC Newsletter presale: Thurs., Dec. 15, at 10 a.m.
• General tickets sale: Fri., Dec. 16, at 10 a.m.

UFC 143 tickets can be purchased through StubHub.com (Note: StubHub often has seats available even if the event is "sold out"). It will also be available to watch on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET on fight night.

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