President of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov, telegraph channel The President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) called on Dana White to present the champion belt of the fight between Russia’s Magomed Ankalaev and Pole Jan Blachowicz.
“Dana White, what happened to you? You were a normal, principled man, but today you walked out of the ring without giving the championship belt to the clear winner.
Or has politics entered the UFC ring and required you to do dirty refereeing? It’s a sport, Dana. Be honest. Dana White, where are you going? Save the league’s face, your own face. Admit your mistake, give the belt to the real winner and apologize for this performance,” Kadyrov wrote.
The fight between Ankalaev and Blachowicz, which took place as part of the UFC 282 tournament held in Las Vegas today, ended in a draw. One of the referees gave the victory to Ankalaev, the other to Blakhovitch, and the third decided to draw. The UFC light heavyweight belt remains vacant.
For Ankalaev, this fight took 19th place in his professional career. It has 17 wins and one loss. Blachowicz had his 39th fight, his first draw in MMA.
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