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UFC 282 Błachowicz vs Ankalaev

Date
Sat 10th December 2022 (UTC)
Sat 10th December 2022 (Local)

Timestamp
2022-12-10T00:00:00

Time

00:00:00 UTC

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League
UFC

Season
2022

Round
41

Status
Match Finished

Location
T-Mobile Arena

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Description

A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship rematch between then current champion Jiří Procházka (also former Rizin Light Heavyweight Champion) and former champion Glover Teixeira was originally expected to headline the event. The pair previously met at UFC 275 in June, with Procházka winning the back and forth fight (and championship) by submission in the fifth round. However, on November 23, Procházka pulled out due to a shoulder injury that will require surgery and at least six months of rehabilitation. He decided to vacate the title, and Teixeira subsequently refused a replacement fight against Magomed Ankalaev. Therefore, the co-main event bout between former champion Jan Błachowicz (also former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion) and Ankalaev was promoted to the main event status and arranged for the vacant championship.

A heavyweight bout between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Chris Daukaus was originally scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan, but it was moved to this event for unknown reasons.

Promotional newcomer Bo Nickal was expected to face Jamie Pickett in a middleweight bout. However, it was announced in late October that Nickal withdrew due to injury and the bout was scrapped.

A light heavyweight bout between former title challengers Alexander Gustafsson and Ovince Saint Preux (Saint Preux for the interim) was expected to take place at the event. However, Gustafsson withdrew due to an undisclosed reason and was replaced by 2018 PFL heavyweight tournament winner Philipe Lins. In turn, Lins withdrew from the bout due to an undisclosed reason and was replaced by Antonio Trocoli. However, Trocoli withdrew due to visa issues. A replacement opponent is currently being sought by the promotion.

A bantamweight bout between Cameron Saaiman and Ronnie Lawrence was expected to take place at the event. However, Lawrence withdrew for unknown reasons the week before the event and was replaced by promotional newcomer Steven Koslow.

A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler and Santiago Ponzinibbio was expected to take place at the event. The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at UFC 245 in 2019 but Ponzinibbio withdrew due to a staph infection. However, the week of the event, the bout fell through again as Lawler was forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury. He was replaced by Alex Morono at a catchweight of 180 pounds.

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Result List

01	Jan Błachowicz	DRAW
01	Magomed Ankalaev	DRAW

02	Paddy Pimblett	WIN
02	Jared Gordon	LOSS

03	Alex Morono	LOSS
03	Santiago Ponzinibbio	WIN

04	Dricus du Plessis	WIN
04	Darren Till	LOSS

05	Ilia Topuria	WIN
05	Bryce Mitchell	LOSS

06	Raul Rosas Jr.	WIN
06	Jay Perrin	LOSS

07	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	WIN
07	Chris Daukaus	LOSS

08	Edmen Shahbazyan	WIN
08	Dalcha Lungiambula	LOSS

09	Chris Curtis	WIN
09	Joaquin Buckley	LOSS

10	Billy Quarantillo	WIN
10	Alexander Hernandez	LOSS

11	TJ Brown	WIN
11	Erik Silva	LOSS

Result Description
Main Card:
Light Heavyweight Jan Błachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev Draw (split) (48–47, 46–48, 47–47) 5 5:00
Lightweight Paddy Pimblett def. Jared Gordon Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (180 lb) Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Alex Morono TKO (punches) 3 2:29
Middleweight Dricus du Plessis def. Darren Till Submission (face crank) 3 2:43
Featherweight Ilia Topuria def. Bryce Mitchell Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 3:10

Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Bantamweight Raul Rosas Jr. def. Jay Perrin Submission (face crank) 1 2:44
Heavyweight Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Chris Daukaus TKO (punches) 1 0:23
Middleweight Edmen Shahbazyan def. Dalcha Lungiambula TKO (punches) 2 4:41
Middleweight Chris Curtis def. Joaquin Buckley KO (punches) 2 2:49

Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Featherweight Billy Quarantillo def. Alexander Hernandez TKO (knees and punches) 2 4:30
Featherweight T.J. Brown def. Erik Silva Submission (arm-triangle choke) 3 3:41
Bantamweight Cameron Saaiman def. Steven Koslow TKO (knees and punches) 3 4:13

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