Completed MMA Event

UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev

UFC 282
  • Saturday 12.10.2022 at 06:30 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN 2
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Endeavor
  • Venue: T-Mobile Arena
  • Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $4,409,511
  • Attendance: 18,455
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: N/A | TV Ratings: 769k avg. viewers (ESPN 2 prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 12
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Performance of the Night
    Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Alex Morono   |   $50,000 bonus to Ponzinibbio
  • Fight of the Night
    Darren Till vs. Dricus Du Plessis   |   $50,000 bonus to each fighter
  • Performance of the Night
    Bryce Mitchell vs. Ilia Topuria   |   $50,000 bonus to Topuria
  • Performance of the Night
    Jay Perrin vs. Raul Rosas Jr.   |   $50,000 bonus to Rosas Jr.
  • Performance of the Night
    Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Chris Daukaus   |   $50,000 bonus to Rozenstruik
  • Performance of the Night
    Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Dalcha Lungiambula   |   $50,000 bonus to Shahbazyan
  • Performance of the Night
    Chris Curtis vs. Joaquin Buckley   |   $50,000 bonus to Curtis
  • Performance of the Night
    Billy Quarantillo vs. Alexander Hernandez   |   $50,000 bonus to Quarantillo
  • Performance of the Night
    Erik Silva vs. TJ Brown   |   $50,000 bonus to Brown
  • Performance of the Night
    Cameron Saaiman vs. Steven Koslow   |   $50,000 bonus to Saaiman

Referees

  • Marc Goddard
    Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev (12)Mitchell vs. Topuria (8)
  • Herb Dean
    Pimblett vs. Gordon (11)Perrin vs. Rosas Jr. (7)
  • Jason Herzog
    Ponzinibbio vs. Morono (10)Curtis vs. Buckley (4)
  • Mark Smith
    Till vs. Du Plessis (9)Rozenstruik vs. Daukaus (6)Silva vs. Brown (2)
  • Chris Tognoni
    Shahbazyan vs. Lungiambula (5)Quarantillo vs. Hernandez (3)Saaiman vs. Koslow (1)

Event Discussion

Joshjeffords
Joshjeffords

12.14.2022 | 6:15 PM ET

Agreed but it would be hilarious both are weird and unorthodox in style, too soon for DDP I feel.
WastelandWanderer
WastelandWanderer

12.16.2022 | 11:08 AM ET



kushycake
kushycake

12.24.2022 | 10:20 AM ET

Plessis enters TOP10 in MW's.

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