Only one man can walk out of UFC 282 the light heavyweight champion. Here's all you need to know regarding Jan Blachowicz vs.
ET ET GMT and Mexico on the Blachowicz and Ankalaev should make their way to the octagon around 12:15 a.m. 5:15 a.m. - Main event: 12:15 a.m. 2 p.m. - Main card: 10 p.m. 12 p.m. - Prelims: 8 p.m. Blachowicz, who Teixeira beat for the light heavyweight title in 2021, rebounded with a win over Aleksandar Rakic in May. Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev fight for gold at UFC 282.
SportsLine's Kyle Marley reveals his UFC 282 picks and predictions for Magomed Ankalaev vs. Jan Blachowicz in Las Vegas.
He's also backing a fighter who "is the more dangerous fighter everywhere" to emerge with a dominant victory. "At this level, Mitchell really needs to wrestle and grapple only. In the co-main event, lightweight prospects take the spotlight when Paddy Pimblett (-245) squares off against Jared Gordon (+205). He stopped fellow prospect Jai Herbert in the second round of their March battle. The 28-year-old Arkansas native is coming off a decision win against veteran contender Edson Barboza in March. This fight has become one of the most anticipated on the card in part because both prospects are undefeated and they created additional intrigue by engaging in a war of words throughout this week at various media outings. But the prospect recaptured some of his momentum and fan support behind a second-round stoppage of former title challenger Anthony Smith at UFC 277 in May. But the 39-year-old Polish slugger, who is best known for his massive power and underrated athleticism, came out flat against Teixeira and was submitted in the second round at UFC 267. His first successful defense came against former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who was undefeated at the time and aiming to become a two-division champion. The UFC brass decided to go the interim-title route when it became clear that the original main event would be in limbo indefinitely. He watches every single fight for every professional MMA card and does extensive research before each event. But he plans to change that by defeating the No.
In the main event, former light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz (29-9 MMA, 12-6 UFC) takes on Magomed Ankalaev (18-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) for the title vacated by ...
Blachowicz can only try to hold on to stop the damage, but the round and the fight ends with Ankalaev turning in a dominant round. Blachowicz then goes to the body with a left and Ankalaev answers with a left head kick. A big overhand right from Ponzinibbio partially lands and then goes to the body with a punch. Ankalaev lands a body kick, a leg kick, and then another front kick. Morono lands a front kick to the body, and Ponzinibbio answers with a punch to the stomach. Pimblett lands a nice knee to the body on the exit and then lets his hands go. A moment later, Ponzinibbio lands a solid right hand and then begins to turn up the pressure. A nice kick to the body finds the mark for Shahbazyan. A nice flurry of punches find the mark for Buckley before the end of the round. Buckley opens up with a leg kick and Curtis answers with one of his own. Saaiman lands a hard knee to the head on the grounded Koslow, prompting a pause in the fight for the illegal blow. Saaiman goes for a hard left hand but Koslow dips under to clinch, and gets a takedown.
The final pay-per-view of 2022 will feature a clash for the recently vacated light heavyweight championship, as former titleholder Jan Błachowicz takes on ...
Błachowicz and Ankalaev both spend the opening five minutes fighting contained. Counter hooks have landed but no combinations yet. Might be enough to swing the scoring round towards Ankalaev, although Błachowicz is winning the eye test with the leg kicks. As Bruce Buffer read the scorecards, Błachowicz could be seen pointing to Ankalaev and dipping his head in acceptance of his assumed loss. A round spent in top position also kept Ankalaev off his damaged legs. Per ring announcer Bruce Buffer, the scorecards read 48-47 Błachowicz, 48-46 Ankalaev and 47-47.
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The main event of the evening will see former champion Jan Blachowicz face off against 30-year-old Dagestani contender Magomed Ankalaev for the vacant light ...
Santiago Ponzinibbio (Argentina) def. Saaiman however, emerged with urgency in the third round, and finished the American with a flurry of knees and punches. The fight wasn’t without controversy though, with Saaiman deducted a point in the second round for an illegal knee to the head of Steven Koslow, who was grounded at the time. #14 Dricus du Plessis (S.Africa) def. Edmen Shahbazyan (USA) def. #14 Ilia Topuria (Georgia) def. Raul Rosas Jr (Mexico) def. #15 Chris Curtis (USA) def. Billy Quarantillo (USA) def. #9 Jairzinho Rozenstruik (Suriname) def. TJ Brown (USA) def. Cameron Saaiman (S.Africa) def.
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 ...
[Official Scorecards](https://www.ufc.com/news/official-judges-scorecards-ufc-282-blachowicz-vs-ankalaev) [UFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev](/event/ufc-282) took place live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 10, 2022. In the third, Saaiman was able to take advantage of a tiring, and likely compromised Koslow, hitting sweeps, taking the back, and putting it on his fellow newcomer. [Koslow](/athlete/steven-koslow) were engaged in a back-and-forth fight midway through the second round when Saaiman levelled Koslow with an illegal knee to the head. It took a while for Curtis to reach the UFC stage, but the 35-year-old has been making the most of his time in the Octagon. Late in the third, Brown worked to set up an arm triangle choke, clamping his hands together and clearing his legs, drawing out a tap from Silva. Shahbazyan began his UFC career with four straight wins, and then lost three straight before taking a year off. Recognizing he had the veteran hurt, the former surging prospect put it on Lungiambula, unloading a non-stop stream of punches and elbows that forced referee Chris Tognoni to step in and stop the fight. Now 7-0 as a professional, “El Nina Problema” wants to break Jon Jones’ record for being the youngest champion in UFC history. showed why he belongs on the biggest stage in the sport, rolling through Perrin like a seasoned vet, and establishing himself as one of the most intriguing prospects to land in the UFC in quite some time. Till rallied a little in the second, but couldn’t stop the takedowns coming his way, which ultimately proved to be his undoing. After engaging almost exclusively in space in the first two rounds, the third was spent almost entirely in the clinch, with Gordon looking to grind out the final five minutes and neutralize Pimblett’s offensive weapons. The first round was close, but Ankalaev seemed to get the better of things, while Blachowicz used heavy leg kicks to hobble the fighter from Dagestan in the second and third.
Paddy Pimblett has ridden the UFC hype train to a co-main even at UFC 282 but fans were left in disbelief as he was handed the W. 4 min read.
GETS IT DONE IN THE FIRST ROUND!!!— UFC (@ufc) The fight was all-but over after just seven seconds when Rozenstruik landed a heavy punch. Get the right surgery and that night he decided then I’m not going to hold up the division, I’m going to vacate the title. THE HYPE IS REAL!!! At the end of the fight, Joe Rogan said it would be a close decision and he wasn’t wrong. What a hose job— Pat Egan (@Pat_Egan) I don’t know what to say,” Ankalaev said. I’m shocked it was unanimous by all three judges. MMA reporter Adam Martin added: “I’m legitimately shocked by this decision. “Take the time. “I won the first two rounds and then I coasted in the third because I knew I was already two rounds up so I didn’t want to do anything dangerous and risk losing the fight. “I won the first two rounds and then I coasted in the third because I knew I was already two rounds up so I didn’t want to do anything dangerous and risk losing the fight.”
In the main event, former light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz (29-9 MMA, 12-6 UFC) takes on Magomed Ankalaev (18-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) for the title vacated by ...
Follow the UFC 282 live blog for Paddy Pimblett vs. Jared Gordon, the lightweight co-main event on Saturday in Las Vegas.
Jared Gordon](https://www.mmafighting.com/fight/13171/paddy-pimblett-vs-jared-gordon), the lightweight co-main event on Saturday in Las Vegas. A UFC fighter since 2017, Gordon has spent most of his time in the promotion at lightweight, where he’s proven to be an incredibly difficult out for anyone. The former Cage Warriors featherweight champion has made a name for himself on the back of his exciting fighting style and unique personality, and though he’s 3-0 inside the UFC,
Pimblett had his moments in Round 1 but generally appeared to land the less impactful strikes, despite two judges scoring Round 1 in Pimblett's favor. The ...
Pimblett improved to 20-3 as a professional and 4-0 in the UFC with three stoppages. Pimblett also revealed that he injured his foot early in the fight and that he wanted to work with Gordon on supporting charitable efforts. The strike count was low on both ends, but Pimblett landed a handful of solid elbows and knees with his back to the fence. Gordon held Pimblett against the cage for the majority of the round, but he landed barely any strikes of substance. Pimblett has a tendency to keep his chin high and Gordon made him pay for it early and often. All three judges scored the fight 29-28 in favor of Pimblett, but some judges awarded each fighter different rounds.
See the top Twitter reactions to Paddy Pimblett's controversial decision victory against Jared Gordon in the UFC 282 co-main event.
He lost if you think he won that fight you’re a fake. The state commission picks and controls the judges in place. This is a marketing skeem bull shit I won the first two rounds and coasted in the third. [@UFC]doesn’t control the judging. Can’t blame the UFC and say “they got Paddy their money train beat”. Too far along for it to be this much of an issue. And a 1-2. And a high kick. [December 11, 2022] It’s a miracle they kept him winning all the way till tonight.
Yahoo Sports scored it 30-27 for Gordon, but all three judges (Doug Crosby, Chris Lee and Ron McCarthy) had it 29-28 for Pimblett.
Jan Blachowicz appeared to concede defeat to Magomed Ankalaev, but the UFC light heavyweight title will remain vacant after the judges scored the bout a ...
"I have to watch the fight, but for sure I didn't win," Blachowicz said. The draw interrupted a nine-fight winning streak for Ankalaev. Eventually, Blachowicz appeared to get fatigued from the grappling and spent much of the final two rounds off his back. In fact, Ankalaev would have lost the bout were it not for a dominant fifth round. [Jiri Prochazka](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3156612/jiri-prochazka) to injury in November. [Jan Blachowicz](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2506250/jan-blachowicz) (29-9-1) and [Magomed Ankalaev](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4273399/magomed-ankalaev) (18-1-1) fought to a five-round split draw in the main event Saturday inside T-Mobile Arena.
Check out the official Nevada Athletic Commission scorecard for Paddy Pimblett vs. Jared Gordon, which took place Saturday at UFC 282.
The judges – Doug Crosby, Chris Lee and Ron McCarthy – agreed on the score, though they did not all agree on the rounds won by each competitor. But all three judges saw the UFC 282 co-main event for Pimblett, giving the U.K. star two of three rounds for unanimous 29-28 scores.
The light heavyweight title picture remains murky, while the UFC's star prospects shine bright on Saturday. Our crew shares their biggest takeaways from ...
[Alex Pereira](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4705658/alex-pereira) and Israel Adesanya. [Jared Cannonier](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3154860/jared-cannonier) vs. [Sean Strickland](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3093653/sean-strickland) on Dec. [Jon Jones](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2335639/jon-jones). [Daniel Cormier](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2509290/daniel-cormier). [Dominick Reyes](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4233039/dominick-reyes) to become champion. [Tito Ortiz](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2335472/tito-ortiz). [Robert Whittaker](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3009717/robert-whittaker) is up there as well, but he has a fight in Perth and he's already beaten Cannonier. [Randy Couture](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2335338/randy-couture). [Chuck Liddell](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2335464/chuck-liddell). [Jack Hermansson](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3074102/jack-hermansson) last week in Orlando, but had to withdraw with an arm injury. [Glover Teixeira](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2504929/glover-teixeira), then 42 years old, stunned Blachowicz in October 2021 to become the second-oldest champion in promotion history.
Paddy The Baddy Pimblett claimed controversial unanimous decision against experienced American Jared Gordon at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday.
I don't know if I lost the fight, but for sure I'm not the winner," Blachowicz added. I'll need that X-rayed," he said. "Jared is tough, he's a tough man," Pimblett said.
A great day for the UFC ended in controversy. The light heavyweight title is still vacant following a mixed scorecard in the main event.
[#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/h6NKpCvFgz] [December 11, 2022] [#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/9WtpykOpGT] [December 11, 2022] [#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/vzNmW6rK7K] [December 11, 2022] [#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/T3wcLg2kUt] [December 11, 2022] Jamahal Hill for the vacant light heavyweight title is the play. He also said that Teixeira vs. [#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/9jp80VXuax] [December 11, 2022] [#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/0OxOA3PhZ4] [December 11, 2022] He did the same in Round 5 as something was off with Blachowicz. [#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/d06fnfG8EP] [December 11, 2022] Leg kicks were the name of the game. Sal D’Amato was the judge who scored it a draw.
The top two fights of UFC 282 went to the judges, and both are sure to draw scrutiny.
Fighting for the championship was nothing new for Blachowicz, who claimed the belt in September 2020 with a technical knocking of Dominick Reyes. [Dana White](https://wwos.nine.com.au/news/dana-white) could provide him with a $73,500 bonus so he could buy his mum a minivan to shuttle him to the UFC Performance Institute. [Raul Rosas, 18, became the youngest UFC fighter to win a match](https://wwos.nine.com.au/combat-sports/mma-news-2022-raul-rosas-jr-vs-jay-perrin-ufc-282-preview/cf24c453-3594-4875-b987-050396a67f72) when he caused fellow American Jay Perrin, 29, to submit by rear naked choke at 2:44 of the first round of the bantamweight bout. Again in the fifth, Ankalaev came out as the aggressor by throwing punches and quickly getting Blachowicz to the floor, where it became a wrestling match the rest of the way. The fight was even through the first two rounds, but Blachowicz began to get the upper hand in the third with his kicks. [Paddy Pimblett](https://wwos.nine.com.au/combat-sports/news-ufc-paddy-the-baddy-pimblett-delivers-emotional-mens-mental-health-message-after-win-and-friends-suicide/963adde6-ecdf-40c4-9ed5-aa9c9b8dfb10) in the co-main fight. Ankalaev took Blachowicz back to the floor with a little more than three minutes left and kept him there for the remainder of the fourth, but wasn't able to get a submission. Blachowicz (29-9-1) said he didn't think he won the fight and that Ankalaev (18-1-1) deserved the belt. The brash 27-year-old has become a polarising figure in the UFC but has backed up his words with his performances in the cage, even getting a major benefit of the doubt from the judges over Gordon (19-6). [Aussie's 'monstrous' win after 'stripper' sledge](https://wwos.nine.com.au/combat-sports/boxing-news-2022-ebanie-bridges-beats-shannon-oconnell-knockout-video-fight/6fa2eb0f-ffec-4ec0-8b65-f8a9ed0c2ff9) [](https://wwos.nine.com.au/football/fifa-world-cup-2022-morocco-stun-portugal-reach-semifinals/2a7f15bf-aeea-44e8-823f-15e78c7857e1)But even much of the crowd had trouble believing the decision, with many booing Pimblett (20-3) winning 29-28 on all three judges' cards. [UFC](https://wwos.nine.com.au/ufc) 282 went to the judges, with both calls already drawing intense scrutiny. [Ronaldo in tears as World Cup reality hits home](https://wwos.nine.com.au/football/ronaldo-fails-again-in-likely-last-chance-to-win-world-cup/31ece71f-b716-4dd6-9b9c-8856971d2baa)
MMA Fighting reacts to UFC 282, Paddy Pimblett's controversial decision win, and the event ending without a new light heavyweight champ being crowned.
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A great day for the UFC ended in controversy. The light heavyweight title is still vacant following a mixed scorecard in the main event.
[#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/h6NKpCvFgz] [December 11, 2022] [#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/9WtpykOpGT] [December 11, 2022] [#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/vzNmW6rK7K] [December 11, 2022] [#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/T3wcLg2kUt] [December 11, 2022] Jamahal Hill for the vacant light heavyweight title is the play. He also said that Teixeira vs. [#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/9jp80VXuax] [December 11, 2022] [#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/0OxOA3PhZ4] [December 11, 2022] He did the same in Round 5 as something was off with Blachowicz. [#UFC282] [pic.twitter.com/d06fnfG8EP] [December 11, 2022] Leg kicks were the name of the game. Sal D’Amato was the judge who scored it a draw.
A shocking ending to Saturday night's UFC light heavyweight title fight saw neither Jan Błachowicz nor Magomed Ankalaev leave with the belt, as the judges ...
Ankalaev appeared to win the vacant championship with his smothering wrestling game in the fight’s closing rounds. But a strategy change from Ankalaev proved repeatedly effective as the Russian fighter spent much of the final 10 minutes in dominant top position. As Bruce Buffer read the scorecards, Błachowicz could be seen pointing to Ankalaev and dipping his head in acceptance of his assumed loss.
The Liverpudlian lightweight was booed as the scorecards were read out, before the main event ended as a draw with the vacant light heavyweight title on the ...
Darren Till reacts to his UFC 282 stoppage loss to Dricus Du Plessis in the event's Fight of the Night.
“I hope you enjoyed the fight and all, it was a bit of a war. “I felt like I had him there, I was making him switch. “Now, I don’t know what to do properly, but I think i’m going to have a little time off from the UFC, I don’t know, and just rethink stuff. Prior to that, Till lost a competitive decision to former champ [Robert Whittaker](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1900/robert-whittaker) at UFC on ESPN 14 over a year earlier. I ain’t finding my right way at the moment, and it’s crazy because when I’m in the gym sparring with the best guys in the world, I really am in [my] element, and then I step in the octagon and I just can seem to put things together. After a completely one-sided opening round for Du Plessis, Till was able to turn the tide in the second during the back-and-forth battle, before the former KSW champion put the one-time UFC title challenger away in the final round.
The best facts and figures to come out of UFC 282, including a rare title-fight draw, an 18-year-old winner and a historic knockout.
[Cameron Saaiman](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/cameron-saaiman) (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned six of his seven career victories by stoppage. Brown](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/t-j-brown) (17-9 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has earned 14 of his 17 career victories by stoppage. [Erik Silva](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/erik-silva) (9-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by submission. [Steven Koslow](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/steven-koslow) (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his six-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career. [Chris Curtis](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/chris-curtis) (30-9 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has earned 17 of his 18 career stoppage wins by knockout. [Alex Morono](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/alex-morono) (22-8 MMA, 11-5 UFC) has suffered all four of his career stoppage losses by knockout. [Santiago Ponzinibbio](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/santiago-ponzinibbio) (29-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC) has earned 22 of his 29 career victories by stoppage. [Joaquin Buckley](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/joaquin-buckley) (15-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) has suffered all four of his career stoppage losses by knockout. [Alexander Hernandez](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/alexander-hernandez) (13-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) was unsuccessful in his featherweight debut. [Paddy Pimblett](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/paddy-pimblett)’s (20-3 3MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at lightweight is tied for the sixth-longest active streak in the division. The pair [fought to a split draw](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-282-results-jan-blachowicz-magomed-ankalaev-fight-to-surprising-split-draw) in the vacant title headliner, which is a rarity in UFC history. Betting favorites remained 24-16 in UFC headliners this year.
See whom Paddy Pimblett should fight next after his controversial win over Jared Gordon in the UFC 282 co-headliner.
Well, that happened. The year's final UFC pay-per-view was supposed to provide some clarity to the light heavyweight division; instead, Jan Blachowicz and ...
[Raul Rosas Jr.](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/6132/raul-rosas-jr), who at 18 years old, became the youngest winning fighter in UFC history with a poised-beyond-his-years destruction of [Jay Perrin](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3670/jay-perrin) on the prelims. Between Topuria, [Arnold Allen](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3289/arnold-allen), and [Movsar Evloev](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4892/movsar-evloev), the future of 145 pounds is stupidly bright, with a combined 21-0 UFC record held between the trio. [Brandon Thatch](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1554/brandon-thatch) waves hello.) But young fighters should also pay attention, because everything about how Shahbazyan handled the past 13 months? [Danny Sabatello](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5524/danny-sabatello) at [Bellator 289](https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1338/bellator-289-stots-vs-sabatello) on Friday. Confidence is king in the fight game, and we’ve seen a downward spiral like the one Shahbazyan endured sink plenty of prospects in the past. [Jiri Prochazka](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3464/jiri-prochazka) and [Glover Teixeira](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/388/glover-teixeira) gifted us with one of the greatest UFC title fights of all-time. [Dricus Du Plessis](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5478/dricus-du-plessis) after getting massacred for the opening five minutes. But at this point, if his fate is to get upset by an unknown in the first round of a PFL tournament by 2024, would anyone really be surprised? In the immortal words of Bart Simpson, [you could actually pinpoint the second when the man’s heart ripped in half.](https://youtu.be/7bPbhCWtZmM) [Jan Blachowicz](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/620/jan-blachowicz) and [Magomed Ankalaev](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4326/magomed-ankalaev) fought to a split draw, the belt remained vacant, and suddenly a brand new title matchup has already sprung to life for January. [Jamahal Hill](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5050/jamahal-hill) on Saturday night. Even UFC president [Dana White](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2230/dana-white) couldn’t be bothered to fake any excitement for his 205-pound division.
UFC 282: Paddy Pimblett earns controversial decision win over Jared Gordon ... It was a disappointing ending to a brisk, entertaining fight. 18h ago.
What mattered most at UFC 282 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas? Here are a few post-fight musings … 5. History for Raul Rosas Jr. MMA Junkie. 283K subscribers.
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Fights with Sodiq Yusuff or Lerone Murphy wouldn’t be a bad idea to that end, but Julian Erosa has a bout coming up with Alex Caceres and the winner of that seems like they’d provide one hell of a scrap to a man like Quarantillo. Speaking of which, a fight against Roman Dolidze wouldn’t be the worst way for the UFC to go coming out of Curtis’ latest win. This was almost always the way this fight was going to have to go for Chris Curtis. Exactly the fight Rozenstruik needed to jump back on the horse in the heavyweight division. Martinez has had a little success already in the UFC and is coming off a hard won bout against Brandon Davis. That said, there’s a big difference between being set up to do a thing and actually performing in the moment. For a fighter like Rosas, who really thrives in back-takes out of scrambles, a fighter like ‘The Joker’ was always gonna be there for him to work his A-game. A fighter who clearly has the technical skill as a striker, the physical tools to compete at a very high level, and who has put a ton of work in to round out his game. The youngest ever fighter to hit the Octagon has started his UFC career off with a win. Got a great stylistic matchup for his intro to the big show, in flat footed brawler Jay Perrin. Even if the UFC isn’t going to put the title back on the line, the bout was originally intended to be a top-contender’s fight for the winner of Prochazka vs. Is the UFC going to start throwing Pimblett in the deep end of the pool?
'Everyone's got an opinion': Joe Rogan can't hide his reaction to UFC star's 'highway robbery'
I deal in facts lad and I won a unanimous decision,” Pimblett said in the post-fight interview. “I knew I’d won the first two, people don’t have to tell me, in the cage I thought he’d won the third,” Pimblett said. Pimblett also responded to the criticism and said he would fight “whoever’s name is on the contract next”. Speaking post-match, the lightweight fighter was certain he was the winner and pointed to the unanimous verdict. Pimblett and Gordon’s fight was the first of UFC 282 to go to a decision, with the three judges scoring it 29-28 to the undefeated lightweight. The fight was handed to the Liverpudlian by unanimous decision and as Pimblett began his celebrations Rogan tilted his head back, shocked by the result which was dubbed a “highway robbery”.