For just the fifth time in UFC history, a title bout ended in a draw as Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev fought to a split draw at UFC 282.
Any time a draw happens, we’re left with an empty feeling. What made Saturday night’s pay-per-view main event at T-Mobile Arena especially empty is the fact that we’re still left without a light heavyweight champion since Jiri Prochazka, who was supposed to headline against Glover Teixeira, vacated the title after suffering a serious injury.
Many, including Blachowicz himself, believed that Ankalaev was the rightful winner, including 23 of 25 media members logged by MMADecisions.com. But judges Mike Bell, Derek Cleary and Sal D’amato each had a different outcome, with D’amato leaving it all tied up at 47-47.
You can see the breakdown of the judges’ scorecards below:
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