UFC 282: Blachowicz vs Ankalaev Fight Prediction, Odds & Best Bets

UFC 282 takes place on Saturday, Dec. 10 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev are fighting for the vacant light heavyweight title. The headlining act was supposed to be Jiří Procházka defending the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship against Glover Teixeira, but he suffered a shoulder injury and he refused a replacement.

UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev is on December 7th.

Jan Blachowicz is +200 and Magomed Ankalaev -265.

Jan Blachowicz is +220 and Magomed Ankalaev -270.

Blachowicz and Ankalaev are going for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship in the main event of UFC 282. Blachiewicz is a former champion, while Ankalva has won nine fights in a row since his only career loss. The Russian has taken home ‘Performer of the Night’ honors on three separate occasions. He entered the fight after a second-round TKO victory over Anthony Smith at UFC 277. The Polish veteran is the former UFC LHW Champion, having beaten Dominick Reyes for that title two years ago.

FanDuel Sportsbook favours Ankalaev to win by KO/TKO at +125 odds. The sportsbook also favors that the main event won't go the distance at -186 odds and method & round combo betting at +490 odds for the UFC 282 main-event.  Blachowicz's top victory method is winning by knockout at $550.

Blachowicz and Ankalaev are going to fight at UFC 282. Ankalav is the younger fighter and has more to prove. He has the better striking offense and defense compared to Blachiewicz.

UFC 282 takes place on Saturday, December 10, 2022.

UFC 282 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

The early prelims will be available on UFC Fight Pass. The prelim's will also be on ESPN2 and ESPN+. The main card will available via pay-per-view.