First to the scale! ⚖️@JanBlachowicz
in at 204.5lbs for his shot to reclaim LHW gold tomorrow
#UFC282 pic.twitter.com/m9aARrhrRQ— UFC (@ufc)
December 9, 2022
Editor’s note: the article has been updated at 2:15 p.m. ET on
Dec. 9 to reflect a fight cancellation.
The
UFC 282 card is now official after the weigh-ins, and the
vacant
Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight championship
will be on the line.
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While the former light heavyweight champ Jan
Blachowicz and top contender Magomed
Ankalaev both made weight without issue, one fighter failed to
hit his mark. Daniel da
Silva came in three pounds overweight at 129 pounds for his
flyweight fight against Vinicius
Salvador. Although he was initially fined 20% of his purse, the
match has
since been removed from the UFC 282 lineup.
After losing the title to Glover
Teixeira last year, Blachowicz (29-9) will now have a chance to
regain the belt he once held. The Polish fighter is coming off a
win over Aleksandar
Rakic, who injured his knee in the third round of their bout.
Meanwhile, Ankalaev (17-1) is on an impressive nine-fight win
streak inside the Octagon after dropping his debut against Paul Craig
due to a last-second triangle choke. Blachowicz officially weighed
204.5 pounds, while the Russian championship hopeful came in at 205
pounds on the dot.
The UFC 282 main card will air live on ESPN+ pay-per-view on
Saturday at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Prelims begin at 6:30 p.m.
ET/3:30 p.m. PT on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass before switching to
ESPN+ and ESPN2 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
UFC 282 Weigh-in Results:
Jan
Blachowicz (204.5) vs. Magomed
Ankalaev (205)
Jared
Gordon (155.5) vs. Paddy
Pimblett (156)
Alex
Morono (179.5) vs. Santiago
Ponzinibbio (179.5)
Dricus Du
Plessis (185) vs. Darren Till
(184.5)
Bryce
Mitchell (146) vs. Ilia
Topuria (146)
Jay
Perrin (136) vs. Raul Rosas
Jr. (136)
Chris
Daukaus (242.5) vs. Jairzinho
Rozenstruik (261.5)
Dalcha
Lungiambula (185.5) vs. Edmen
Shahbazyan (185.5)
Joaquin
Buckley (185.5) vs. Chris
Curtis (186)
Alexander
Hernandez (145.5) vs. Billy
Quarantillo (146)
T.J.
Brown (145.5) vs. Erik Silva
(146)
Daniel da
Silva (129)* vs. Vinicius
Salvador (126)
Steven
Koslow (136) vs. Cameron
Saaiman (135)
* Da Silva missed weight by three pounds and the fight has been
canceled.