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On Saturday, the MMA leader returned to our screens for its final pay-per-view event of the year, UFC 282. Inside Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, the UFC moved closer to the conclusion of its 2022 schedule, with just one card now remaining. …
On Saturday, the MMA leader returned to our screens for its final pay-per-view event of the year, UFC 282. Inside Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, the UFC moved closer to the conclusion of its 2022 schedule, with just one card now remaining. The penultimate offering came on PPV and featured a title up for grabs and a number…
Continue Reading 5 Positives & 4 Negatives From UFC 282 at MMA News.
Official UFC Vegas 66 Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland Fight Poster
Bloody Elbow presents its fight week coverage for the last Fight Night event of 2022 from the APEX center: UFC Vegas 66, which goes down on Saturda…
Bloody Elbow presents its fight week coverage for the last Fight Night event of 2022 from the APEX center: UFC Vegas 66, which goes down on Saturday, December 17th. from Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event, Middleweight contenders, No. 4 ranked Jared ‘Killa Gorilla’ Cannonier (15-6) and No. 5 ranked Sean Strickland (25-4), will be showcased in what should be a momentous 185lb top-contenders brawl.
The co-main features a Lightweight scrap between brutal brawlers, Arman ‘Ahalkalakets’ Tsarukyan and Damir ‘Qazaq’ Ismagulov in a must-see barnburner. This card is chock full of must-see matches worth your time this season, including a Lightweight tilt between Drew Dober and Bobby ‘King’ Green! Stick with bloodyelbow.com for all the previews, predictions, coverage, odds, & more, right here!
UFC Vegas 66’s main card of six bouts airs live on ESPN+, with a start time of 7/4PM ETPT, which are preceded by eight Prelims also on ESPN+ at 4/1PM ETPT. Odds for this 14-bout card at: DraftKings Sportsbook.
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Sorry cry babies! It’s time for another of our infamous and patented Care/Don’t Care Podcasts, with your talent: Eugene S. Robinson, John S. Nash, & Stephie Haynes. The format of the show is to revie…
Sorry cry babies! It’s time for another of our infamous and patented Care/Don’t Care Podcasts, with your talent: Eugene S. Robinson, John S. Nash, & Stephie Haynes. The format of the show is to review the prior weeks picks & then to announce each fight on the upcoming card, commenting on which upcoming fights are HOT and which fights are NOT – for UFC 282 & UFC Vegas 66!
It’s time for another one of our infamous and patented Care/Don’t Care Podcasts, with your talent: the astounding Eugene S. Robinson, author of the ‘Eugene S. Robinson Substack’, the upcoming “A Walk Across Dirty Water and Straight Into Murderer’s Row” Memoir, & the ‘fight book’: “Fight: Everything You Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking but Were Afraid You’d Get Your Ass Kicked for Asking”, host of the ‘Eugene S. Robinson Show Stomper!’ Podcast, and co-host of the ‘If The Shoes Fit’ Podcast. He is joined by his co-hort, the indubitable John S. Nash, our chief financials columnist and host of our brand new ‘Hey Not the Face!’ Podcast, co-host of our ‘Show Money’ Podcast, & he is also one of the co-hosts of the ‘If The Shoes Fit’ Podcast. Our trio is moderated by the insightful Stephie Haynes, of Bloody Elbow’s ‘The Level Change Podcast’, & the ‘Crooklyn’s Corner Podcast’.
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The format of the show:
This format of “Caring” or “Not Caring” about each bout is geared to our listeners who consider themselves to be “Casual MMA Fans”. We endeavor to steer you toward fights which affect rankings, title contention, possess significant meaning, or are sure to be “must see tv” exciting fights; therefore saving you the tedium of watching every fight on every card – or perhaps missing out on something you might have otherwise skipped.
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To sum things up, there is NOT a new UFC light heavyweight champion as UFC 282’s main event ended in a split draw, with scores of 48-47 for Blachowicz, 48-46 for Ankalaev, and 47-47. Overall, this now 12-bout card saw two exciting first round finishes, six thrilling KO/TKO’s, four submission, and five hard-fought decisions, with one split draw. Rounding things out, our fighters who were awarded for putting forth BONUS efforts included — POTN: Every finish gets a bonus! Cameron Saaiman, TJ Brown, Billy Quarantillo, Chris Curtis, Edmen Shahbazyan, Raul Rosas Jr., Ilia Topuria, & Santiago Ponzinibbio. FOTN: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Darren Till.
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At 1:50 — 12. Main Event: UFC Vacant LHW Championship — Magomed Ankalaev (18-1-1) and Jan Blachowicz (29-9-1) — fight to a split draw (47-48, 48-46, 47-47)
At 12:44 — 11. Co-Main Event: Paddy Pimblett (20-3) DEF. Jared Gordon (19-6) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
At 21:29 — 10. Santiago Ponzinibbio (29-6) DEF. Alex Morono (22-8) — via KO (punch) at 2:29 of Round 3
At 22:25 — 9. Dricus du Plessis (18-2) DEF. Darren Till (18-5) — via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:43 of Round 3
At 24:39 — 8. Ilia Topuria (13-0) DEF. Bryce Mitchell (15-1) — via submission (arm triangle choke) at 3:10 of Round 2
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At 30:04 — 7. Raul Rosas Jr. (7-0) DEF. Jay Perrin (10-7) — via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:44 of Round 1
At 37:48 — 6. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (13-4) DEF. Chris Daukaus (12-6) — via KO (strikes) at 0:23 of Round 1
At 39:30 — 5. Edmen Shahbazyan (12-3) DEF. Dalcha Lungiambula (11-6) — via TKO (strikes) at 4:41 of Round 2
At 42:21 — 4. Chris Curtis (30-9) DEF. Joaquin Buckley (15-6) — via KO (strikes) at 2:49 of Round 2
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At 42:55 — 3. Billy Quarantillo (17-4) DEF. Alexander Hernandez (13-6) — via TKO (strikes) at 4:30 of Round 2
At 45:41 — 2. TJ Brown (17-9) DEF. Erik Silva (9-2) — via submission (arm triangle choke) at 3:41 of Round 3
At 47:19 — 1. Cameron Saaiman (7-0) DEF. Steven Koslow (6-1) — via TKO (strikes) at 4:13 of Round 3
At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’, then our trio will go about predicting the UFC Vegas 66 Fight Night bout sheet from the bottom up, wrapping up the C/DC quick-picks portion of the show with the Main Event. This UFC on ESPN+ event will take place from the APEX Facility in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, December 17th., 2022.
Here’s a look at the fight card & records for the upcoming event via tapology.com, bout order subject to change…
UFC Vegas 66 (23 Cares):
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14. Main Event – 185lbs: Jared Cannonier (15-6) vs. Sean Strickland (25-4) — At 1:03:33, 3 Cares
13. Co-Main – 155lbs: Arman Tsarukyan (18-3) vs. Damir Ismagulov (24-1) — At 1:00:58, 2 Cares (Stephie & John)
12. 125lbs: Amir Albazi (15-1) vs. Alessandro Costa (12-2) — At 59:54, 2 Cares (Stephie & John)
11. 145lbs: Alex Caceres (19-13) vs. Julian Erosa (28-9) — At 58:33, 3 Cares (But Split)
10. 155lbs: Drew Dober (25-11) vs. Bobby Green (29-13) — At 56:15, 3 Cares (But Split)
9. 185lbs: Cody Brundage (8-2) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (17-5) — At 55:55, 1 Care (Eugene)
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8. 115lbs: Cheyanne Vlismas (7-2) vs. Cory McKenna (7-2) — At 55:11
7. 170lbs: Jake Matthews (18-5) vs. Matt Semelsberger (10-4) — At 53:02, 3 Cares (But Split)
6. 185lbs: Julian Marquez (9-3) vs. Deron Winn (7-3) — At 52:43
5. 135lbs: Said Nurmagomedov (16-2) vs. Saidyokub Kakhramonov (10-2) — At 51:56, 3 Cares
4. 155lbs: Maheshate (9-1) vs. Rafa Garcia (14-3) — At 51:24
3. 170lbs: Bryan Battle (8-1) vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov (20-2) — At 50:12
2. 125lbs: David Dvo?ák (20-4) vs. Manel Kape (17-6) — At 49:20, 3 Cares
1. 135lbs: Sergey Morozov (18-5) vs. Journey Newson (10-3) — At 49:00
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Dana White went on a rant against the MMA media after UFC 282 when his thoughts on a potential McGregor vs. Chandler fight were mis-represented. Dana White is …
Dana White went on a rant against the MMA media after UFC 282 when his thoughts on a potential McGregor vs. Chandler fight were mis-represented.
Dana White is a master at spitting out powerful sound bytes and making viral news announcements. The guy is a one man headline factory, which may explain why he gets so angry when he sees MMA news sites twisting his perfectly crafted narratives into basic clickbait.
The latest fake news story White is trying to correct? That he was still looking to have Conor McGregor fight Michael Chandler when “The Notorious” returns to the UFC sometime in 2023. Funny enough, this story got legs after ESPN producer Charlie Moynihan tweeted out “And @TheNotoriousMMA next fight is likely against @MikeChandlerMMA.” ESPN is usually pretty solid when it comes to this kind of thing, so everyone ran the story.
That peeves Dana White off.
“I never said that, ever f—in’ once,” White told MMA Mania’s Alex Behunin at the UFC 282 post-fight press conference. “This is what happens when you do interviews, and people listen to your interviews.”
“They said, ‘So, if Conor McGregor came back right now, who would you be looking at as an opponent?’ I said, ‘Well, if he did, if that happened, and that scenario played out right now, Chandler would be a fun fight.’ Never f—ing once did I say Conor McGregor vs. Chandler. I don’t even know when Conor McGregor’s coming back. And this is why I don’t like to answer these kinds of questions. Because some f—king idiot somewhere on the internet puts out that that’s what I said, and it’s not even remotely close to what I said.”
While at first glance it does kinda look like White did indeed put Chandler forward as a fun fight for McGregor’s return, it’s important to note White’s use of deflection tactics in his answers. When he says ‘That would be a fun fight,’ it doesn’t mean the bout is being planned or on the books. Just like when he says ‘it makes sense’ that a certain fighter would get a title shot with a win, it doesn’t mean they actually will. It would just make sense. Note the complete lack of commitment from White in this statement.
In the end it’s up to MMA journalists and content creators to be hip to White’s lingo so false promises aren’t ginned up and propagated. In general, we say unless it’s a full sentence quote from White, don’t believe it.
After a tenacious war that slowed in the later rounds, Magomed Ankalaev and Jan Blachowicz found themselves fighting to a draw. While many fans disagreed about the decision, even more were upset over how the battle would end on what they thought was a dry note. The first three rounds were an intense chess match. […]
After a tenacious war that slowed in the later rounds, Magomed Ankalaev and Jan Blachowicz found themselves fighting to a draw. While many fans disagreed about the decision, even more were upset over how the battle would end on what they thought was a dry note.
The first three rounds were an intense chess match. However, the tide would turn at the start of the fourth, and output from both men would decrease drastically. Dana White even said himself that he zoned out after the third round because it was so dull.
To make matters worse, Ankalaev and Blachowicz would be denied from even fighting again to clear up the draw. White said at the post-fight press conference that the UFC would now be targeting a match between Jamahal Hill and Glover Teixeira for the still-vacant light heavyweight title. This even came at the detriment of Anthony Smith, a long-time UFC veteran who heard the news of the cancellation of his fight while he was working that night for the UFC as a broadcaster. Of course, they had to go to the desk and gauge his reaction on live TV. Classy stuff by the UFC, as always.
The error itself occurred during this translation by the translator:
“I always do whatever I have to do to adjust,” Ankalaev said (H/T via MMA Fighting). “If I’m losing in the standup, I’ll go down to grappling and wrestling; if I’m losing the wrestling, I’ll stand up. I can do both things, but I don’t know if I’m going to fight for this organization again because, honestly, I don’t know what just happened.”
What Magomed Ankalaev actually meant to say (according to him later that night) was that he was considering not fighting in Vegas anymore, not considering leaving the UFC. This would obviously cause him much ire, and one can hope that this didn’t damage his reputation with the UFC before he could correct what the translator misrepresented.
“I wanna clear something up,” Magomed Ankalaev would later say on Twitter. “What I said after the fight was I don’t want to fight in this city anymore because of the horrible judging, I did not say anything about I don’t wanna fight in the UFC. I wanna thank @danawhite and @Mickmaynard2 for the opportunity.”
Later, Magomed Ankalaev would also claim that it was a compromised knee that affected his performance. However, he still insisted that he gave it his all that night, as he most surely did in his attempts to bring home the gold.
Where does Magomed Ankalaev go from here?
UFC President Dana White has clarified his recent comments about a reported “likely” Conor McGregor/Michael Chandler fight. It was reported earlier this week in a to-be-released interview with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto that White said that…
UFC President Dana White has clarified his recent comments about a reported “likely” Conor McGregor/Michael Chandler fight. It was reported earlier this week in a to-be-released interview with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto that White said that Chandler is McGregor’s “likely” return opponent. This excited fans and pundits around the sport as McGregor nears an Octagon return….
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