UFC Fight Night 282 Results: Ankalaev Dominates, Temirov Scores KO, and Zaynukov Calls Out Topuria

Ankalaev (21-2-1 MMA, 12-2-1 UFC) is the former UFC light heavyweight champion who lost the belt to Alex Pereira in October 2024 . Following this win, he launched a fresh bid to reclaim the title .

On Ankalaev's title hunt and champion Carlos Ulberg's injury: The search results confirm Ankalaev was angling for a rematch or title shot after the win . However, the available sources do not mention Carlos Ulberg or his injury. The current light heavyweight champion is not named in any of the sourced reports. This part of the query could not be verified.

Co-Main Event: Temirov vs. Erceg

Ramazan Temirov knocked out Steve Erceg at 4:21 of Round 1 by TKO in their flyweight bout . Temirov (20-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) continuously landed the overhand right before dropping Erceg (14-5 MMA, 5-4 UFC) face-first with a haymaker . Temirov then called for a flyweight title shot in his post-fight interview . He earned a $100,000 Performance of the Night bonus for the knockout .

Erceg's slide since the 2024 Pantoja title fight: Steve Erceg was a former flyweight title challenger who lost to Alexandre Pantoja in 2024. This loss to Temirov marks his continued skid — his UFC record fell to 5-4 . Erceg released a statement after the KO loss acknowledging the setback .

Claims with Insufficient Evidence

For the following claims, no supporting evidence was found in any of the sourced reports:

• Temirov returning from a year-long suspension: None of the sourced articles mention a suspension. (One user-generated video on YouTube mentions a doping suspension , but no credible MMA news outlet corroborates this.)
• The resurfaced rivalry between Erceg and Muhammad Mokaev: No sourced article discusses this.
• Four fighters hospitalized after the card: No sourced article confirms this.
• Johnny Walker extending his UFC submission streak to five: The full fight card results show Islam Dulatov vs. Wellington Turman and Magomed Zaynukov vs. Damian Rzepecki on the main card , but Johnny Walker's name does not appear in any of the retrieved fight results or reports.

Zaynukov's UFC Debut Win and Callout of Ilia Topuria

Confirmed. Magomed Zaynukov (9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), a Dagestani lightweight also known as "Chanko" or "John Pork," won his highly anticipated UFC debut by unanimous decision (30-27 across all three scorecards) over Poland's undefeated Damian Rzepecki on the main card . After the win, Zaynukov took aim at former UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria, saying Topuria would have no chance in Makhachkala and calling him the most overrated fighter in the division . Zaynukov is a teammate of Islam Makhachev at the Nurmagomedov camp .

Other Notable Results from the Card

Based on confirmed main card and prelim results:

• Abdul Hussein def. Cody Gibson by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 3:07 of Round 3 in his UFC debut
• Nurullo Aliev def. Mike Davis by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
• Magomed Tuchalov def. Brendson Ribeiro by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
• Rizvan Kuniev def. Tyrell Fortune by TKO at 1:12 of Round 3
• Abubakar Vagaev def. Saygid Izagakhmaev by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
• Valter Walker def. Thomas Petersen by submission (calf slicer) in Round 1
• Muhammad Saidov def. Dustin Jacoby by TKO in Round 2
• Sam Patterson def. Santiago Ponzinibbio by TKO (punch) in Round 2

The full event promotional guidelines compliance pay totaled $160,500, with Ankalaev receiving $16,000 .