UFC closes out its final Pay-Per-View of 2022 with a light heavyweight title fight that will see former champion and No. 2 contender Jan Blachowicz attempt to reclaim his belt against No. 3 Magomed Ankalaev. Lightweight Paddy Pimblett squares off against Jared Gordon in the co-main event.
UFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev takes place Saturday, Dec. 10 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with the main card at 10pm ET/7pm PT on ESPN+ PPV. The prelims will be seen on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 8pm ET/5pm PT with the night’s action starting at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT with Early Prelims on ESPN+ (English and Spanish) and UFC Fight Pass.
Main event scheduled for five rounds, all other bouts scheduled for three rounds. | Official Scorecards
UFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev Results
UFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev Early Prelims
Cameron Saaiman vs Steven Koslow
- Undefeated Dana White’s Contender Series signee Cameron Saaiman (6-0, fighting out of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa) takes on newcomer Steven Koslow (6-0, fighting out of Jacksonville, Florida) at bantamweight
TJ Brown vs Erik Silva
- TJ Brown (16-9, fighting out of Little Rock, Ark.) and Dana White’s Contender Series signee Erik Silva (9-1, fighting out of Alajuela, Costa Rica) collide in a featherweight tilt
Billy Quarantillo vs Alexander Hernandez
UFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev Prelims
Chris Curtis vs Joaquin Buckley
- No. 15 ranked middleweight Chris Curtis (29-9, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev.) meets the always exciting Joaquin Buckley (15-5, fighting out of St. Louis, Mo.)
Edmen Shahbazyan vs Dalcha Lungiambula
Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Chris Daukaus
Raul Rosas Jr. vs Jay Perrin
- Raul Rosas Jr. (6-0, fighting out Las Vegas, Nevada) makes his UFC debut against Jay Perrin (10-6, fighting out of Lowell, Massachusetts) in a bantamweight bout
UFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev Main Card
Bryce Mitchell vs Ilia Topuria
- No. 9 ranked Bryce Mitchell (15-1, fighting out of Searcy, Arkansas) takes on No. 14 ranked Ilia Topuria (12-0, fighting out of Alicante, Spain) in an exciting featherweight matchup
Darren Till vs Dricus du Plessis
- Fan favorite and No. 9 ranked middleweight Darren Till (18-4, fighting out of Liverpool, England) takes on No. 13 ranked Dricus du Plessis (17-2, fighting out of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa)
Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Alex Morono
- Santiago Ponzinibbio (29-6, fighting out of Coconut Creek, Fla.) squares off against Alex Morono (22-7, 1 NC, fighting out Houston, Texas) in a 180-pound catchweight bout
Co-Main Event: Paddy Pimblett vs Jared Gordon
- Breakout star Paddy Pimblett (19-3, fighting out of Liverpool, England) intends to keep his momentum going against gritty veteran Jared Gordon (19-5, fighting out of Queens, N.Y.)
Main Event: Jan Błachowicz vs Magomed Ankalaev
- Former champion Jan Błachowicz (29-9, fighting out of Warsaw, Poland) plans to reclaim the light heavyweight title. A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt with knockout power, he has shown off his well-rounded skills in victories over Dominick Reyes, Corey Anderson and Luke Rockhold. He now seeks to snap Ankalaev’s win streak by becoming the first person to knock him out.
- Magomed Ankalaev (18-1, fighting out of Makhachkala, Russia) has cemented himself as one of the most feared athletes in the light heavyweight division. A Master of Sport in Combat Sambo, Ankalaev is currently on the second-longest win streak in the division’s history, which stands at nine victories and includes defeats of Anthony Smith, Thiago Santos and Volkan Oezdemir. He now looks to make it 10 in a row.
