Simply Results UFC 282 Title Remains Vacant

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Nevada. The 12-fight card is headlined by a battle for the vacant UFC Light-Heavyweight title.

The nights main event has former champion number three Jan Blachowicz  and number four ranked Magomed Ankalaev battling for the belt Jiri Prochazka was forced to vacate due to a shoulder injury. Blachowicz is a great example of determination turning things around from losing four of his first six fights in the UFC.  To now having won ten of his last twelve fights. Seven months after losing his title the Polish fighter climbed back into the win column with a third round TKO of Aleksander Rakic. Ankalaev has long been considered a title hopeful to keep an eye on. The Dagestani fighter is on a nine-fight win streak that includes wins over Volkan Ozedmir, Thiago Santos, & Anthony Smith.  

In the co-main event the possibly next big star from the U.K. Paddy Pimbeltt faces off with battle rough and tumble New Yorker Jared Gordon.  Pimblett is an unorthodox fighter on a five-fight win streak. Gordon is a scrappy fighter with a well versed game, who’s won four of his last five fights. 

UFC 282 PPV Main Card:

  • Vacant Light-Heavyweight Title: Jan Blachowicz (29-9-1) vs. Magomed Ankalaev (18-1-1)  (48-47, 48-46, 47-47) Split Draw
  • Lightweight: Paddy Pimblett (20-3) def. Jared Gordon (19-6) by (29-28 x3) unanimous decision
  • Welterweight: Santiago Ponzinibbio (29-6) def. Alex Morono (22-8) by TKO (right hands) 2:29 R3
  • Middleweight: Dricus du Plessis (18-2) def. Darren Till (18-5-1) by Submission (rear naked choke) 2:43 R3
  • Featherweight: Ilia Topuria (13-0) def. Bryce Mitchell (15-1) by Submission (head an arm choke) 3:10 R2 

UFC 282 Prelims 

  • Bantamweight: Raul Rosas Jr. (7-0) def. Jay Perrin (10-7) by Submission (rear naked choke) 2:44 R1 
  • Heavyweight: Jairzinho Rozenstruik (13-4) def. Chris Daukaus (12-6) by KO (strikes) 0:23 R1
  • Middleweight: Edmen Shahbazyan (12-3) def. Dalcha Lungiambula (11-6) by TKO (jump knee & punches) 4:41 R2
  • Middleweight: Chris Curtis (29-9) def. Joaquin Buckley (15-5) by KO (straight left & ground strikes) 2:49 R2

Early Prelims 

  • Featherweight: Billy Quarantillo (17-4) def. Alexander Hernandez (13-6) by Standing TKO (punches) 4:30 R2
  • Featherweight: T.J. Brown (17-9) def. Erik Silva (9-2) by Submission (head an arm choke) 3:41 R3
  • Bantamweight: Cameron Saaiman (7-0) def. Steven Koslow (6-1) by Standing TKO (knees & punches) 4:13 R3

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