In the main event, former light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz (29-9 MMA, 12-6 UFC) takes on Magomed Ankalaev (18-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) for the title vacated by ...
The final pay-per-view of 2022 will feature a clash for the recently vacated light heavyweight championship, as former titleholder Jan Błachowicz takes on ...
Błachowicz and Ankalaev both spend the opening five minutes fighting contained. Counter hooks have landed but no combinations yet. Might be enough to swing the scoring round towards Ankalaev, although Błachowicz is winning the eye test with the leg kicks. As Bruce Buffer read the scorecards, Błachowicz could be seen pointing to Ankalaev and dipping his head in acceptance of his assumed loss. A round spent in top position also kept Ankalaev off his damaged legs. Per ring announcer Bruce Buffer, the scorecards read 48-47 Błachowicz, 48-46 Ankalaev and 47-47.
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UFC closes out its final Pay-Per-View of 2022 with a light heavyweight title fight that will see former champion and No. 2 contender Jan Blachowicz attempt to ...
[Official Scorecards](https://www.ufc.com/news/official-judges-scorecards-ufc-282-blachowicz-vs-ankalaev) [UFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev](/event/ufc-282) took place live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 10, 2022. In the third, Saaiman was able to take advantage of a tiring, and likely compromised Koslow, hitting sweeps, taking the back, and putting it on his fellow newcomer. [Koslow](/athlete/steven-koslow) were engaged in a back-and-forth fight midway through the second round when Saaiman levelled Koslow with an illegal knee to the head. It took a while for Curtis to reach the UFC stage, but the 35-year-old has been making the most of his time in the Octagon. Late in the third, Brown worked to set up an arm triangle choke, clamping his hands together and clearing his legs, drawing out a tap from Silva. Shahbazyan began his UFC career with four straight wins, and then lost three straight before taking a year off. Recognizing he had the veteran hurt, the former surging prospect put it on Lungiambula, unloading a non-stop stream of punches and elbows that forced referee Chris Tognoni to step in and stop the fight. Now 7-0 as a professional, “El Nina Problema” wants to break Jon Jones’ record for being the youngest champion in UFC history. showed why he belongs on the biggest stage in the sport, rolling through Perrin like a seasoned vet, and establishing himself as one of the most intriguing prospects to land in the UFC in quite some time. Till rallied a little in the second, but couldn’t stop the takedowns coming his way, which ultimately proved to be his undoing. After engaging almost exclusively in space in the first two rounds, the third was spent almost entirely in the clinch, with Gordon looking to grind out the final five minutes and neutralize Pimblett’s offensive weapons. The first round was close, but Ankalaev seemed to get the better of things, while Blachowicz used heavy leg kicks to hobble the fighter from Dagestan in the second and third.
Rosas Jr. lived up to the hype and made light work of Jay Perrin to score the rear-naked choke in Round 1.
Rosas Jr. Perrin was by far the most experienced fighter that Rosas Jr. Two months removed from his birthday, Rosas Jr.
Pimblett had his moments in Round 1 but generally appeared to land the less impactful strikes, despite two judges scoring Round 1 in Pimblett's favor. The ...
Pimblett improved to 20-3 as a professional and 4-0 in the UFC with three stoppages. Pimblett also revealed that he injured his foot early in the fight and that he wanted to work with Gordon on supporting charitable efforts. The strike count was low on both ends, but Pimblett landed a handful of solid elbows and knees with his back to the fence. Gordon held Pimblett against the cage for the majority of the round, but he landed barely any strikes of substance. Pimblett has a tendency to keep his chin high and Gordon made him pay for it early and often. All three judges scored the fight 29-28 in favor of Pimblett, but some judges awarded each fighter different rounds.
Yahoo Sports scored it 30-27 for Gordon, but all three judges (Doug Crosby, Chris Lee and Ron McCarthy) had it 29-28 for Pimblett.
UFC fighters react to Raul Rosas Jr. defeating Jay Perrin via submission, Round 1 – 2:44 at UFC 282, becoming the youngest person to win in the UFC.
UFC 282: Fighters react to Raul Rosas Jr. Rosas Jr., only turned 18 years old in Octagon became the youngest fighter to ever win a fight in the UFC. Rosas Jr.
The five-round battle ended in an unsatisfactory manner after many believed Ankalaev had done enough to win.
Pimblett with a nice shot to the body, Gordon responded with a left to the head and knee to the body. Pimblett hit a low kick and Gordon returned fire with a one-two. A huge step in left hook landed for Gordon but Pimblett was unphased. Pimblett immediately took the center, landed a body kick and threw one to the head. Gordon landed a takedown and took the back but was too high and slipped off. Ankalaev pressed forward and landed a decent left straight from the southpaw stance. And now it's time for the final fight of the night. Both guys threw simultaneously with Ankalaev landing a nice right hand on the exit. Ankalaev isolated Blachowicz's leg with a grapevine and softened Ankalaev up with punches. Ankalaev landed a nice overhand right but Blachowicz responded with a hard body kick and more leg strikes. Ankalaev closed the round with a few hard punches. The impact landed by Ankalaev was more severe in the fifth round than it was in the fourth.
See the top Twitter reactions to Jan Blachowicz fighting Magomed Ankalaev to a split draw in their vacant title fight in the UFC 282 main event.
what a disaster. a split draw in the main. So is Ankalaev. And a body jab. [December 11, 2022] And another. Ankalaev pops the jab and eats another low kick.
See the top Twitter reactions to Paddy Pimblett's controversial decision victory against Jared Gordon in the UFC 282 co-main event.
He lost if you think he won that fight you’re a fake. The state commission picks and controls the judges in place. This is a marketing skeem bull shit I won the first two rounds and coasted in the third. [@UFC]doesn’t control the judging. Can’t blame the UFC and say “they got Paddy their money train beat”. Too far along for it to be this much of an issue. And a 1-2. And a high kick. [December 11, 2022] It’s a miracle they kept him winning all the way till tonight.
The UFC ordered Ankalaev and Blachowicz to fight for the vacant belt and it appeared that Ankalaev had done enough to win. But the judges' couldn't agree ...
The light heavyweight title picture remains murky, while the UFC's star prospects shine bright on Saturday. Our crew shares their biggest takeaways from ...
[Alex Pereira](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4705658/alex-pereira) and Israel Adesanya. [Jared Cannonier](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3154860/jared-cannonier) vs. [Sean Strickland](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3093653/sean-strickland) on Dec. [Jon Jones](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2335639/jon-jones). [Daniel Cormier](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2509290/daniel-cormier). [Dominick Reyes](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4233039/dominick-reyes) to become champion. [Tito Ortiz](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2335472/tito-ortiz). [Robert Whittaker](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3009717/robert-whittaker) is up there as well, but he has a fight in Perth and he's already beaten Cannonier. [Randy Couture](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2335338/randy-couture). [Chuck Liddell](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2335464/chuck-liddell). [Jack Hermansson](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3074102/jack-hermansson) last week in Orlando, but had to withdraw with an arm injury. [Glover Teixeira](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2504929/glover-teixeira), then 42 years old, stunned Blachowicz in October 2021 to become the second-oldest champion in promotion history.
A shocking ending to Saturday night's UFC light heavyweight title fight saw neither Jan Błachowicz nor Magomed Ankalaev leave with the belt, as the judges ...
Ankalaev appeared to win the vacant championship with his smothering wrestling game in the fight’s closing rounds. But a strategy change from Ankalaev proved repeatedly effective as the Russian fighter spent much of the final 10 minutes in dominant top position. As Bruce Buffer read the scorecards, Błachowicz could be seen pointing to Ankalaev and dipping his head in acceptance of his assumed loss.
A new light heavyweight champion was NOT crowned at UFC 282 after all.
Alexander Hernandez via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:30](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-282-video-billy-quarantillo-comeback-tko-alexander-hernandez) [T.J. Joaquin Buckley via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2:49](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-282-video-chris-curtis-blasts-joaquin-buckley-brutal-ko) [Billy Quarantillo def. Dalcha Lungiambula via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:41](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-282-video-edmen-shahbazyan-snaps-losing-skid-tko) [Chris Curtis def. Steven Koslow via TKO (punches, knees) – Round 3, 4:13](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-282-jan-blachowicz-magomed-ankalaev-paddy-pimblett-play-by-play-live-results) Chris Daukaus via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:23](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-282-video-jairzinho-rozenstruik-swarms-chris-daukaus-23-second-knockout-win) [Edmen Shahbazyan def. Erik Silva via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 3, 3:41](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-282-jan-blachowicz-magomed-ankalaev-paddy-pimblett-play-by-play-live-results) [Cameron Saaiman def. Jay Perrin via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:44](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-282-results-raul-rosas-j-18-years-old-youngest-winner-submission) [Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Bryce Mitchell via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 3:10](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-282-results-ilia-topuria-submits-bryce-mitchell) [Raul Rosas Jr. Darren Till via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 2:43](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-282-results-dricus-du-plessis-submits-darren-till-round-3) [Ilia Topuria def. Alex Morono via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 2:29](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-282-results-santiago-ponzinibbio-late-tko-alex-morono) [Dricus Du Plessis def. Jared Gordon via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-282-results-paddy-pimblett-edges-jared-gordon-decision) [Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Ankalaev continued attacking Blachowicz’s body to start Round 2, but Blachowicz landed two low kicks, which visibly hurt Ankalaev’s right leg and forced him to shoot.
Opinions are like a**holes: Everyone's got one,” Pimblett told MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight at UFC 282. “I know I won that fight. Simple as (that).
Despite his defense of the scoring, Pimblett admits he could’ve been on the verge of defeat. I deal in facts, and I won a unanimous decision. He doesn’t know when or against whom he’ll fight next, but said he will be prepared for all comers. The overwhelming majority of media and fellow fighters scored the fight against the Brit, but that doesn’t shake Pimblett’s confidence in the result. Simple as (that). “I know I won that fight.