UFC 282 results, highlights: Main card

Dricus Du Plessis meets Darren Till on the UFC 282 main card | Photo by Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Check out the live results and highlights for the UFC 282 PPV main card. Stay up to date with what’s hap…


Dricus Du Plessis meets Darren Till on the UFC 282 main card
Dricus Du Plessis meets Darren Till on the UFC 282 main card | Photo by Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Check out the live results and highlights for the UFC 282 PPV main card.

Stay up to date with what’s happening tonight with the UFC 282 PPV main card, which is going down from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This article will focus on the first-three fights on the main card, which will begin with top-ranked grudge match between undefeated featherweights Bryce Mitchell and Ilia Topuria. After that will be a middleweight tilt between a slumping Darren Till and a surging Dricus Du Plessis. The last match we’ll cover here is a makeshift 180-pound catchweight bout between Santiago Ponzinibbio, and his short-notice replacement Alex Morono.

The early prelims begin at 6:00pm ET/3:00pm, PT, immediately followed by the regular preliminary card. Both broadcasts can be streamed on ESPN+. The PPV main card is slated for 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT, and can be purchased on ESPN+.

Main card:

Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Alex Morono: 180-pounds

Dricus Du Plessis vs. Darren Till: Middleweight

Ilia Topuria def. Bryce Mitchell by submission (Arm Triangle) at 3:10 of round 2: Featherweight

Topuria tagged Mitchell early with a boxing combo, followed by a calf kick that buckled Bryce. It quickly became apparent that Topuria was the more polished striker out there. He was snapping back the head of Mitchell with some crisp punching. An accidental clash of heads caused an unfortunate cut by the eye of Mitchell, but it’s unclear if the referee saw it. Mitchell tried to shoot in for a takedown, but Topuria defended well and returned to open space. With about a minute to go, Bryce got his takedown, but didn’t dish out much damage before the bell.

Topuria was able to stuff Mitchell’s takedown attempts in the second round, and then dropped Bryce with a big counter. Ilia got on top and started to land clean ground strikes, and Mitchell just had to eat them as he stood up. Mitchell shot in again, but Topuria rag-dolled him to get on top. In a scramble, Topuria locked up an arm triangle, and Mitchell quickly tapped out. What a performance!