Magomed Ankalaev says his post-fight interview at UFC 282 was mistranslated.
When the judges’ scorecards were read after his fight against Jan Blachowicz this past Saturday, Ankalaev was shocked to hear it ruled a split draw.
“I don’t know what to say,” said Ankalaev through a translator in his post-fight interview. “I won that fight. Why didn’t I get my belt? I don’t know what to say.”
Two of the three judges had Blachowicz up against Ankalaev heading into the fourth and fifth rounds, where the Russian fighter erased most of his deficit with a wrestling-heavy performance.