UFC 282
Mixed martial arts event in 2022
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UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It took place on December 10, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
| UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev | ||||
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The poster for UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 10, 2022 | |||
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | 18,455[1] | |||
| Total gate | $4,409,511[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
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.[3] 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.[4] However, on November 23, Procházka pulled out due to a shoulder injury that would 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.[5][6][7]
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 undisclosed reasons.[8]
Promotional newcomer Bo Nickal was expected to face Jamie Pickett in a middleweight bout.[9] However, it was announced in late October that Nickal withdrew due to injury and the bout was scrapped.[10]
A light heavyweight bout between former title challenger Alexander Gustafsson and former interim title contender Ovince Saint Preux was expected to take place at the event.[11] However, Gustafsson withdrew due to an undisclosed reason and was replaced by 2018 PFL heavyweight tournament winner Philipe Lins.[12] In turn, Lins withdrew from the bout due to an undisclosed reason and was replaced by Antonio Trocoli.[13] However, Trocoli withdrew due to visa issues.[14] As a result, Saint Preux was pulled from the card as well due to the promotion being unable to find another replacement.[15]
A bantamweight bout between Cameron Saaiman and Ronnie Lawrence was expected to take place at the event.[16] However, Lawrence withdrew for unknown reasons the week before the event and was replaced by promotional newcomer Steven Koslow.[17]
A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler and Santiago Ponzinibbio was expected to take place at the event.[18] The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at UFC 245 in 2019 but Ponzinibbio withdrew due to a staph infection.[19] However, the week of the event, the bout fell through again as Lawler was forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury.[20] He was replaced by Alex Morono at a catchweight of 180 pounds.[21]
A flyweight bout between Daniel da Silva and Vinicius Salvador was expected to take place at the event.[22] However, after the official weigh-ins, in which da Silva weighed in at 129 pounds, three pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit, it was announced he had been pulled from the card due to an undisclosed medical issue and the bout was scrapped.[23]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Jan Błachowicz | vs. | Magomed Ankalaev | Draw (split) (48–47, 46–48, 47–47) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| 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 | KO (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 | [b] |
| Heavyweight | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | def. | Chris Daukaus | KO (punch) | 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 | [c] |
- For the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- Saaiman was deducted 1 point in round 2 due to an illegal knee.
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[26]
- Fight of the Night: Dricus du Plessis vs. Darren Till
- Performance of the Night: Santiago Ponzinibbio, Ilia Topuria, Raúl Rosas Jr., Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Edmen Shahbazyan, Chris Curtis, Billy Quarantillo, T.J. Brown, and Cameron Saaiman
With eleven post-fight bonuses, this was the record for most bonuses given in a single UFC event.[27]
