Dana White's reaction to 'terrible' UFC 282 main event? Glover Teixeira versus Jamahal Slope for empty title.
LAS VEGAS - Since when is UFC president Dana White one to matchmake following an occasion? At the point when the night closes without a hero being delegated.
With the UFC 282 main event finishing in a split draw, the advancement is moving somewhere new with the empty light heavyweight title Jan Blachowicz (29-9-1 MMA, 12-6-1 UFC) versus Magomed Ankalaev (18-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) was proclaimed a split draw Saturday night at T-Portable Field, leaving the 205-pound title available for anyone.
White didn't show up excessively intrigued with how the battle between Blachowicz versus Ankalaev worked out and quickly chose post-battle - subsequent to talking with relational arrangers and Tracker Campbell - that Glover Teixeira will confront Jamahal Slope for the empty title Jan.
21 at UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro.
"What are you going to do? I think the headliner was horrendous," White said at the UFC 282 post-battle news meeting. "What are you going to do?"
He proceeded, "I began to daydream after like f**king three rounds. I heard that Ankalaev is upset and no difference either way. What do you maintain that I should do? You got beat up the initial two rounds, and you took him to the ground, you began - what are you going to do?"
Teixeira, who initially was to feature UFC 282 versus then-champ Jiri Prochazka before he pulled out in light of injury, was in participation at T-Portable Field.
Slope, who was planned to confront Anthony Smith at UFC Battle Night 221 on Walk 11, took to web-based entertainment to respond to the news.
Blachowicz, who said a short time later that he accepted Ankalaev merited the success from the appointed authorities, didn't dislike White's choice to book Teixeira versus Slope.
"I'm alright with that," Blachowicz told TSN. "I wouldn't be prepared for that. Allow something to occur. The division needs to continue on. Show should go on."
UFC 282 occurred Saturday at T-Portable Field in Las Vegas. The primary card circulated on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and early prelims on ESPN+.
For more on the card, visit MMA Addict's occasion center for UFC 282.
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