Tickets for the UFC on FOX 5: "Henderson vs. Diaz" event, which was recently made official for the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington, on Sat., Dec. 8, 2012, will go on sale to the general public on Fri., Oct. 5, 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 thanks to two separate special presales.

UFC on FOX 5 will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between reigning 155-pound champion Ben Henderson against division number one contender Nate Diaz.

In addition, Alexander Gustafsson will try to move to the head of the light heavyweight class when he tangles with former 205-pound champion Mauricio Rua, while B.J. Penn vs. Rory MacDonald will meet in a welterweight scrap that pits the old school opposite the new.

Here is the UFC on FOX 5 tickets sales schedule (all times PT):

UFC Fight Club presale: Weds., Oct. 3 at 10 a.m.
UFC Newsletter presale: Thurs., Oct. 4 at 10 a.m.
General tickets sale: Fri., Oct. 5 at 10 a.m.

UFC on FOX 5 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 FOX at 8 p.m. ET on fight night.

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