Tickets for UFC on FUEL TV 3, which was recently made official for the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, on May 15, 2012, will go on sale to the general public on Fri., March 16, 2012, at 10 a.m. ET.

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

UFC on FUEL TV 3 will be headlined by an electrifying featherweight fracas featuring Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung, the winner of which will go on to challenge Jose Aldo for the division's 145-pound strap.

Lightweight standouts Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens will also see action while Thiago Silva makes his long-awaited return to the Octagon against Igor Pokrajac.

Here is the UFC on FUEL TV 3 tickets sales schedule (all times ET):

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

UFC on FUEL TV 3 tickets can also 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 FUEL TV at 8 p.m. ET on fight night.

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