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Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov was one of the many who was not happy with the results of UFC 282.
On Saturday night, the light heavyweight title fight between Jan Błachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev need in a controversial split draw.
The #UFC282 main event ends in a split draw. pic.twitter.com/ym9PvdFgDs
— UFC (@ufc) December 11, 2022
After the fight, Ankalaev asked “why didn’t I get my belt.”
"Give the belt to [Magomed]
Ankalaev."Jan Blachowicz said Ankalaev should have the light heavyweight belt after their split draw at #UFC282 pic.twitter.com/MRZJPxNERv
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 11, 2022
Chechen dictator Kadyrov called out Dana White and demanded Ankalaev be named champion.
“Dana White, what happened to you?” Kadyrov wrote on Telegram. “You were a normal, principled man, and today you took the championship belt out of the ring without handing it to the clear winner. Or has politics entered the UFC ring and requires you to referee dirty? It’s a sport, Dana. Be honest.”
“Hey, Dana White, where are you going? Save the face of the league, your own face. Admit your mistake, give the belt to the real winner, and apologize for this show. Save your league’s reputation.”
Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov called out UFC President Dana White following the split draw in the UFC 282 main event.
The result saw Kadyrov’s fighter (Ankalaev) denied a UFC title, which the dictator ironically blamed on “politics” before demanding UFC change the result pic.twitter.com/zN3LMvXgI7
— Karim Zidan 🕊️ (@ZidanSports) December 11, 2022
Dana, for his part, doesn’t seem interested in running back a Ankalaev-Błachowicz which he called a “terrible fight” and has already booked a replacement title fight between Glover Teixera and Jamahal Hill.
Dana White explains why he booked Teixeira vs. Hill for the vacant belt after the "terrible" #UFC282 fight between Blachowicz and Ankalaev.
Full video: https://t.co/lcbkUIhPIb pic.twitter.com/B6Yf5MeLvO
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) December 11, 2022