UFC 282

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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Saturday's main event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas features a title fight that wasn't even supposed to happen.

UFC 282, headlined by the bout between Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev, airs live on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022 (11/12/22) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, ...

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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.

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 ...

Get UFC 282 results for the Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev fight card Saturday night in Las Vegas.

Bryce Mitchell via sub (arm triangle) (R2, 3:10)](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/10/23503599/ufc-282-results-ilia-topuria-dispatches-bryce-mitchell-with-nasty-arm-triangle-choke-in-second-round) ( [live blog](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/10/23503483/ufc-282-live-blog-bryce-mitchell-vs-ilia-topuria)) Darren Till via sub (RNC) (R3, 2:43)](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/10/23503637/ufc-282-results-dricus-du-plessis-batters-darren-till-early-finishes-rear-naked-choke-in-third-round) ( [live blog](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/10/23503476/ufc-282-live-blog-darren-till-vs-dricus-du-plessis)) [Reax](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/11/23503607/absolute-nonsense-fighters-react-to-paddy-pimbletts-ufc-282-decision-over-jared-gordon) [Highlights](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/11/23503622/paddy-pimblett-vs-jared-gordon-full-fight-video-highlights-ufc-282) Jared Gordon via UD ](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/11/23503690/ufc-282-results-paddy-pimblett-wins-controversial-decision-over-jared-gordon-remain-undefeated-ufc)( [live blog](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/10/23503455/ufc-282-live-blog-paddy-pimblett-vs-jared-gordon)) [Reax](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/11/23503601/ufc-282-in-tweets-fighters-react-to-split-draw-in-jan-blachowicz-vs-magomed-ankalaev) [Pros react](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/10/23503658/till-just-freaking-gave-up-there-fighters-react-to-dricus-du-plessis-ufc-282-win-over-darren-till) [Ilia Topuria def. [Highlights](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/11/23503636/jan-blachowicz-vs-magomed-ankalaev-full-fight-video-highlights-ufc-282) Alex Morono via third-round TKO (2:29)](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/10/23503664/ufc-282-results-santiago-ponzinibbio-scores-devastating-knockout-over-alex-morono-comeback-victory) ( [live blog](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/10/23503463/ufc-282-live-blog-santiago-ponzinibbio-vs-alex-morono)) [Dricus Du Plessis def. [Scorecard](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/11/23503728/paddy-pimblett-vs-jared-gordon-ufc-282-official-scorecard) [Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Jan Blachowicz ruled split draw](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/11/23503721/jan-blachowicz-vs-magomed-ankalaev-ends-contentious-split-draw-title-vacant-ufc-282-main-event) ( [live blog](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/11/23503447/ufc-282-live-blog-jan-blachowicz-vs-magomed-ankalaev)) [Card](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/11/23503742/jan-blachowicz-vs-magomed-ankalaev-ufc-282-official-scorecard) [Paddy Pimblett def.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A great day for the UFC ended in controversy. The light heavyweight title is still vacant following a mixed scorecard in the main event.

[#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/h6NKpCvFgz] [December 11, 2022] [#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/9WtpykOpGT] [December 11, 2022] [#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/vzNmW6rK7K] [December 11, 2022] [#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/T3wcLg2kUt] [December 11, 2022] Jamahal Hill for the vacant light heavyweight title is the play. He also said that Teixeira vs. [#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/9jp80VXuax] [December 11, 2022] [#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/0OxOA3PhZ4] [December 11, 2022] He did the same in Round 5 as something was off with Blachowicz. [#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/d06fnfG8EP] [December 11, 2022] Leg kicks were the name of the game. Sal D’Amato was the judge who scored it a draw.

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.

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 ...

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.

Jan Blachowicz appeared to concede defeat to Magomed Ankalaev, but the UFC light heavyweight title will remain vacant after the judges scored the bout a ...

"I have to watch the fight, but for sure I didn't win," Blachowicz said. The draw interrupted a nine-fight winning streak for Ankalaev. Eventually, Blachowicz appeared to get fatigued from the grappling and spent much of the final two rounds off his back. [Jiri Prochazka](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3156612/jiri-prochazka) to injury in November. In fact, Ankalaev would have lost the bout were it not for a dominant fifth round. [Jan Blachowicz](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2506250/jan-blachowicz) (29-9-1) and [Magomed Ankalaev](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4273399/magomed-ankalaev) (18-1-1) fought to a five-round split draw in the main event Saturday inside T-Mobile Arena.

Check out who took home a bonus for their performance at UFC 282 in Las Vegas.

In the final round, Till led the action initially, but Du Plessis took the fight to the ground, where he slapped on a rear-naked choke to get the finish. Topuria kept his aggression high throughout the fight, and eventually took the grappler to the canvas and finished the fight in his opponent’s world. The 18-year-old impressed in his debut with the promotion by making quick work of Jay Perrin in the feature prelim of UFC 282. Ponzinibbio weathered Morono’s early success, and found the finishing blow from a hard right hand in the third round. The result was his first finish under the UFC banner, and his first Performance of the Night bonus. The win snapped a two-fight skid for “Bigi Boy,” who also takes home the third POTN bonus of his 11-fight UFC tenure. The victory snapped a three-fight skid for Shahbazyan, and he also takes home the first $50,000 award of his eight-fight UFC career. For his efforts, the youngest winner in UFC history takes home a $50,000 bonus. Rozenstruik took one punch from his opponent before unloading a barrage of strikes to end the fight in just 23 seconds. After losing the first round, Billy Quarantillo completely flipped the script on Anthony Hernandez and put the finishing touches on the fight in the second. The 21-year-old Dana White’s Contender Series veteran won his UFC debut with a solid finish and takes away a $50,000 bonus as well. The 12-fight event saw 10 fights result in early finishes.

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.

Two of the UFC's finest live heavyweights square off on Saturday night for the vacant title following the injury of former champion Jiří Procházka.

- Cameron Saaiman defeated Steven Koslow via TKO, Round 3 – 4:13 - Billy Quarantillo defeated Alexander Hernandez via TKO, Round 2 – 4:30 - Edmen Shahbazyan defeated Dalcha Lungiambula via TKO, Round 2 – 4:41 - Santiago Ponzinibbio defeated Alex Morono via TKO, Round 3 – 2:29 Ankalaev most recently TKO’d Anthony Smith at UFC 277. Ankalaev bout to the main event slot for the belt.

The Liverpudlian lightweight was booed as the scorecards were read out, before the main event ended as a draw with the vacant light heavyweight title on the ...

The best facts and figures to come out of UFC 282, including a rare title-fight draw, an 18-year-old winner and a historic knockout.

[Cameron Saaiman](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/cameron-saaiman) (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned six of his seven career victories by stoppage. Brown](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/t-j-brown) (17-9 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has earned 14 of his 17 career victories by stoppage. [Erik Silva](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/erik-silva) (9-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by submission. [Steven Koslow](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/steven-koslow) (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his six-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career. [Chris Curtis](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/chris-curtis) (30-9 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has earned 17 of his 18 career stoppage wins by knockout. [Alex Morono](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/alex-morono) (22-8 MMA, 11-5 UFC) has suffered all four of his career stoppage losses by knockout. [Santiago Ponzinibbio](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/santiago-ponzinibbio) (29-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC) has earned 22 of his 29 career victories by stoppage. [Joaquin Buckley](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/joaquin-buckley) (15-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) has suffered all four of his career stoppage losses by knockout. [Alexander Hernandez](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/alexander-hernandez) (13-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) was unsuccessful in his featherweight debut. [Paddy Pimblett](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/paddy-pimblett)’s (20-3 3MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at lightweight is tied for the sixth-longest active streak in the division. The pair [fought to a split draw](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-282-results-jan-blachowicz-magomed-ankalaev-fight-to-surprising-split-draw) in the vacant title headliner, which is a rarity in UFC history. Betting favorites remained 24-16 in UFC headliners this year.

The final report card is in for the judges, headliners and rising phenom Raul Rosas Jr.

After subbing Mitchell in the second round of their bout, he is on a collision course with the featherweight title. It was no surprise that Topuria’s striking was sharp, as that was expected to be an advantage, but he was also more effective on the ground. The third round was tough to judge, but it was a real surprise to see Pimblett win by unanimous decision. While Pimblett is certainly charismatic, he is nowhere near the dominant force McGregor was in the cage. He was in a position of control, but he could not allow Ankalaev to take him down. Ankalaev made incredible adjustments after both of his legs were compromised by Blachowicz’s leg kicks, and it looked like he definitively won the fight with his grappling.

LAS VEGAS — Even a casual MMA fan has heard UFC president Dana White exhort his fighters dozens of times over the years, “Don't leave it in the hands of the ...

What mattered most at UFC 282 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas? Here are a few post-fight musings … 5. History for Raul Rosas Jr. MMA Junkie. 283K subscribers.

Darren Till needs some time to "rethink stuff" after falling to a three-fight losing skid with his defeat at UFC 282.

I want to fight soon. I give my all to this sport. But when I step there in the octagon, I just can’t seem to put things together. I entered in the UFC in 2015. “I tried to come and put a show on. But I’m on a bit of losing skid at the moment, I really am.

UFC 282: Paddy Pimblett earns controversial decision win over Jared Gordon ... It was a disappointing ending to a brisk, entertaining fight. 18h ago.

See whom Paddy Pimblett should fight next after his controversial win over Jared Gordon in the UFC 282 co-headliner.

18-year-old Raul Rosas Jr. lived up to the hype in his UFC debut with a quick submission of Jay Perrin.

Well, that happened. The year's final UFC pay-per-view was supposed to provide some clarity to the light heavyweight division; instead, Jan Blachowicz and ...

[Raul Rosas Jr.](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/6132/raul-rosas-jr), who at 18 years old, became the youngest winning fighter in UFC history with a poised-beyond-his-years destruction of [Jay Perrin](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3670/jay-perrin) on the prelims. Between Topuria, [Arnold Allen](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3289/arnold-allen), and [Movsar Evloev](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4892/movsar-evloev), the future of 145 pounds is stupidly bright, with a combined 21-0 UFC record held between the trio. [Brandon Thatch](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1554/brandon-thatch) waves hello.) But young fighters should also pay attention, because everything about how Shahbazyan handled the past 13 months? [Danny Sabatello](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5524/danny-sabatello) at [Bellator 289](https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1338/bellator-289-stots-vs-sabatello) on Friday. Confidence is king in the fight game, and we’ve seen a downward spiral like the one Shahbazyan endured sink plenty of prospects in the past. [Jiri Prochazka](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3464/jiri-prochazka) and [Glover Teixeira](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/388/glover-teixeira) gifted us with one of the greatest UFC title fights of all-time. [Dricus Du Plessis](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5478/dricus-du-plessis) after getting massacred for the opening five minutes. But at this point, if his fate is to get upset by an unknown in the first round of a PFL tournament by 2024, would anyone really be surprised? In the immortal words of Bart Simpson, [you could actually pinpoint the second when the man’s heart ripped in half.](https://youtu.be/7bPbhCWtZmM) [Jan Blachowicz](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/620/jan-blachowicz) and [Magomed Ankalaev](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4326/magomed-ankalaev) fought to a split draw, the belt remained vacant, and suddenly a brand new title matchup has already sprung to life for January. [Jamahal Hill](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5050/jamahal-hill) on Saturday night. Even UFC president [Dana White](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2230/dana-white) couldn’t be bothered to fake any excitement for his 205-pound division.

All the best, most interesting, and unquestionably coolest fights the UFC needs to book following their latest event in Las Vegas, NV.

Fights with Sodiq Yusuff or Lerone Murphy wouldn’t be a bad idea to that end, but Julian Erosa has a bout coming up with Alex Caceres and the winner of that seems like they’d provide one hell of a scrap to a man like Quarantillo. Speaking of which, a fight against Roman Dolidze wouldn’t be the worst way for the UFC to go coming out of Curtis’ latest win. This was almost always the way this fight was going to have to go for Chris Curtis. Exactly the fight Rozenstruik needed to jump back on the horse in the heavyweight division. Martinez has had a little success already in the UFC and is coming off a hard won bout against Brandon Davis. That said, there’s a big difference between being set up to do a thing and actually performing in the moment. For a fighter like Rosas, who really thrives in back-takes out of scrambles, a fighter like ‘The Joker’ was always gonna be there for him to work his A-game. A fighter who clearly has the technical skill as a striker, the physical tools to compete at a very high level, and who has put a ton of work in to round out his game. The youngest ever fighter to hit the Octagon has started his UFC career off with a win. Got a great stylistic matchup for his intro to the big show, in flat footed brawler Jay Perrin. Even if the UFC isn’t going to put the title back on the line, the bout was originally intended to be a top-contender’s fight for the winner of Prochazka vs. Is the UFC going to start throwing Pimblett in the deep end of the pool?

The words "robbed" and "robbery" trended on Twitter after Paddy Pimblett's win over Jared Gordon at UFC 282.