They saved the worst-arguably in terms of excitement but surely when it comes to judging-for last. Scroll through to get our reactions and drop a take or two of your own in the comments section. The PPV show was produced by ESPN+, and the B/R combat sports team was in place to take it all in and compile a definitive list of the event's real winners and losers. It was the lone championship contest on a show that was co-headlined by a lightweight three-rounder matching UK-based sensation Paddy Pimblett and veteran Jared Gordon, who'd won seven of 11 fights in the Octagon since arriving in 2017. Nevertheless, UFC 282 ultimately went off with a vacant light heavyweight title bout matching ex-champ Jan Blachowicz and surging contender Magomed Ankalaev, who'd arrived with nine straight wins since a loss in his debut with the promotion in 2018.

The UFC pulled into a sold-out T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for a thrown-together December extravaganza whose initial main event was scuttled by an injury to a reigning champion and whose 14-bout lineup was trimmed to 12 by separate visa and medical issues.

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