Topuria has achieved it, no one doubted. The Hispanic-Georgian defeats the American Bryce Mitchell by submission in the second round at UFC 282 in Las Vegas. He adds his fourteenth consecutive victory and manages to position himself in the Top 10 of the featherweight division. A historical event that brings Topuria ever closer to his goals: to bring the UFC to Spain and win the championship belt.
The Matador was clear, this was going to be his night. And so it has been. Ilia Topuria started connecting with good hands and with a low kick. He put up good defense, headed and connected with the right hand and the crochet. He cut to Bryce Mitchell, who was trying to get the takedown to no avail. He continued throwing hands, and arrived with a knee to the abdomen of the American, who tried to turn the clash around by diving for the leg of the Hispano-Georgian to bring the fight to the ground.
Topuria was far superior. In the second round, he threw a great combination that kept her ahead of him. Mitchell tried to take the fight to the ground, but the Hispano-Georgian was not going to allow it. The American had a nosebleed, and increased the pressure with his blows. He tried again to turn the fight around, taking advantage of the fact that he was connecting, but Topuria did not take long to recover. He sent him to the ground with a right hand and began to throw blows at him. Mitchell tried to get up, but the Hispano-Georgian sent him to the canvas again. Finally, he finished her off with an arm triangle.
The expectations were high, and the fight more than met them. Topuria once again demonstrated that he has enough quality to be champion, and added his fourteenth consecutive victory. The matador He declared at the end of the fight that he “wants to fight for the title in his next fight” and his intention to “bring the UFC to Madrid.” The biggest mixed martial arts competition is getting closer to coming to Spain thanks to Ilia Topuria.
The light heavyweight belt is left without an owner
Neither Jan Blachowicz nor Magomed Ankalaev buckled up. In a very close fight, the judges ruled a no contest by split decision (48-47, 48-46, 47-47). Blachowicz opened the first round by landing low kicks and landing good hands, to which Ankalaev also responded with kicks and punches to the face. In the second round, the Russian launched high kicks, and the Pole a descending right hand that did damage. Ankalaev controlled the suit with the left jab, but Blachowicz landed a low kick that left him stinging. The Pole saw where he did damage and punished the area again.
The fight turned against the Russian. He began to bleed from his nose as Blachowicz continued to punish his leg. Ankalaev defended with front kicks and they exchanged blows, but the Pole hit the Russian’s other leg hard with a low kick. He took the lawsuit to the ground to stop the blows. Ankalaev got behind him and was pressing him, landing hard shots. Blachowicz tried to break free of the hold with elbows, but the Russian had turned the fight around.
The belt was left without an owner. The fight was declared void, and that made Ankalaev very angry, who declared that he had won and that belt was his. Blachowicz was more humble and also said that the Russian was the winner of the lawsuit. An unexpected ending to the UFC’s last numbered event of the year.
