UFC 282 MAIN EVENT ENDS IN DRAW

A new light heavyweight champion was not crowned at UFC 282 after all. In the main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev surprsingly fought to a split draw, with one judge awarding Blachowicz the fight, one judge giving it to Ankalaev, and the final judge scoring it a draw. Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev was the fifth draw in UFC championship history. Blachowicz (29-9-1 MMA, 12-6-1 UFC) admitted afterward that he believed Ankalaev (18-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) won. A frustrated Ankalaev was shocked with the outcome and even questioned if he wanted to fight for the UFC again.A stunning turn of events to say the least, considering Jiri Prochazka vacated the title prior to UFC 282 because of injury. For now, the 205-pounds division is without a UFC champ.