UFC light heavyweight Jan Blachowicz has reflected on his UFC 282 main event against Magomed Ankalaev. He believes that a draw was a fair conclusion to the contest. Judging was once again criticized this week after UFC 282’s main event ended in a split draw. Blachowicz started the bout strongly, utilizing leg kicks to cause…
Former UFC referee John McCarthy’s son, Ron McCarthy, was one of the judges who scored Paddy Pimblett’s controversial unanimous decision win over Jared Gordon at UFC 282. Like the majority of the MMA community, McCarthy senior also disagreed with his son’s scoring. However, ‘Big John’ also pointed out that crowd reactions could be a possible…
After the controversial ending to UFC 282, Daniel Cormier took some time to address the Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev decision. He insisted that following such a great night of fights, the main event was unsatisfying. The event was stacked from top to bottom and it was a show where, throughout the night, viewers got…
Although the recent UFC 282 pay-per-view event was a smashing success, a few dubious calls, along with Dana White’s seemingly biased remarks, soured the event. The main event fight between Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev ended on a contentious note when the judges scored the fight a split draw. Blachowicz even conceded that the judges…
Jairzinho Rozenstruik is back in a big way after he made easy work of Chris Daukaus on the preliminary card of UFC 282. ‘Bigi Boy’ only needed 23 seconds to get the job done. The Surinamese connected with a left jab early on, rocking Daukaus. Smelling blood, Rozenstruik followed up with a knee to the…
Former welterweight title challenger Darren Till‘s UFC comeback was spoiled by a third-round submission defeat to Dricus Du Plessis. Till is currently on a three-fight skid. View this post on Instagram A post shared by UFC (@ufc) In a statement released on Instagram after the loss, the 29-year-old revealed that he is not considering retirement…
Since when is UFC president Dana White one to matchmake immediately after an event? When the night ends without a champion being crowned. With the UFC 282 headliner ending in a split draw, the promotion is moving in a different direction with the vacant light heavyweight title Jan Blachowicz (29-9-1 MMA, 12-6-1 UFC) vs. Magomed…
The UFC light heavyweight title remained vacant at the conclusion of UFC 282 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It comes after the title bout between Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev was ruled a split draw. However, Ankalaev protested that he should’ve been crowned the new champion – a sentiment that Blachowicz surprisingly…
UFC 282 witnessed a rare phenomenon as the main event fight between Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev ended in a split draw. Despite dominating the majority of the fight, the Russian failed to lay hands on the coveted UFC gold, but Blachowicz’s honesty won the MMA community’s heart. Blachowicz invested early in damaging the lead…
Darren Till’s knee injury woes may not have ended just yet. ‘The Gorilla’ believes he may have tore his ACL during his UFC 282 clash against Dricus du Plessis. Till’s return to the octagon was foiled by du Plessis, who dominated the Liverpudlian on the mat en route to a third-round submission. As ‘The Gorilla’…
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