Kamaru Usman believes he is big enough to fight at light heavyweight. At UFC 276, then-welterweight champ Usman (20-4) squared off with Jan Blachowicz (29-10-1) in July 2022.
Jan Blachowicz vs. Kamaru Usman in the octagon is an exciting prospect. It looks like the two UFC fighters have taken it upon themselves to make it happen.
Former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman once wanted to take on light heavyweight mainstay Jan Blachowicz in the past. They even had a viral staredown back in 2022.
When Jon “Bones” Jones became the light heavyweight champion, he was the youngest to do it in the UFC. However, more recently, older fighters like Glover Teixeira, Jan Blachowicz, and Alex Pereira have become champions in the division.
Jan Blachowicz has made his case for a rematch against Alex Pereira upon his return to action. Pereira (10-2) earned a narrow split decision over Blachowicz (29-10) to make good on his debut in the light heavyweight division at UFC 291 in July 2023.
Jan Blachowicz has unfinished business with the light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira. The Polish powerhouse wasn’t satisfied with the result of their first clash and has plans to settle the score next time.
Jan Blachowicz will be out of action longer than he or anybody else expected. Last Sunday the former UFC light heavyweight champion, alongside his life partner Dorota and their son Jan jr, were guests at the morning TV show “Dzień Dobry TVN” (Good Morning TVN).
Carlos Ulberg and Jan Blachowicz are out of their scheduled appearances at UFC 297 on January 20. Both fighters have sustained injuries. In an Instagram story on December 30, Dominick Reyes revealed that his bout with Ulberg had been canceled: "Hey everyone my fight [on] Jan 20 has been called off due to my opponent's "injury".
The road to recovery is just beginning for Jan Blachowicz. The former light heavyweight champion was forced to withdraw from a rematch against Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 297 due to a shoulder injury that required surgery.
Jan Blachowicz will admittedly need some time to regain his famed “Polish Power” as he awaits a shoulder surgery that has him sidelined. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champ was scheduled to fight Aleksandar Rakic in a rematch at UFC 297 in January but was forced out of the matchup due the injury.
The upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship card in Canada has taken a huge hit. According to his UFC 297 opponent Aleksandar Rakic (14-3) on social media this Thursday, Jan Blachowicz (29-10-1) has been forced out of their light heavyweight matchup.
Jan Blachowicz believes Jamahal Hill might not be in his best shape when he attempts to reclaim the light heavyweight title against Alex Pereira. Hill , who defeated Glover Teixeira to be crowned champ at UFC 283 in January, had to vacate his strap in July after suffering a torn Achilles tendon during a pickup basketball game.
Jan Blachowicz took issue with Alex Pereira issuing a callout to Israel Adesanya after his title win at UFC 295 over the weekend. Pereira took on Jiri Prochazka in the main event of UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden in New York with the vacant light heavyweight title on the line.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first pay-per-view card of 2024 has been graced with a matchup of elite light heavyweights. Former champ Jan Blachowicz (29-10) will take on contender Aleksandar Rakic in a rematch (14-3) at UFC 297 on Jan.
This past Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 291, a light heavyweight title shot was likely up for grabs as two former champions went head-to-head.
UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping has shared his honest assessment of Alex Pereira's victory over Jan Blachowicz. Pereira vs. Blachowicz served as the co-main event of UFC 291 in Salt Lake City.
In the co-main event of UFC 291 we saw a title eliminator at light heavyweight between two former champions.
Unquestionably commanding and absolutely devastating in the Octagon, Jan Blachowicz’s rise to become the reigning light heavyweight champion has been anything but typical.
Jan Blachowicz has shared how he thinks his UFC 291 clash against Alex Pereira will end. UFC 291 will be headlined by a BMF Championship fight between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje on July 29.
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has fought both Jan Blachowicz and Alex Pereira. For that reason, he believes he has a pretty good idea of how their fight in the UFC 291 co-main event will play out.
Jan Blachowicz knows who won the light heavyweight main event Saturday night at UFC 282 -- and it wasn't him. Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev fought to a split draw in their title fight in Las Vegas, with the cards reading 48-47, 46-48, 47-47 after the five-round affair.
Jan Blachowicz Born: February 24, 1983 (Age: 39) in Cieszyn, Poland Division: Light Heavyweight Height: 6’2” Reach: 78” Record: 29-9 (12-6 UFC) Association:
The sort of makeshift main event that can be put together only on the fly by the UFC will headline the promotion's final pay-per-view event of 2022 on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
Jan Blachowicz reached the Ultimate Fighting Championship mountaintop once before and now gets the opportunity to do so again. The Polish powerhouse squares
Let’s take a look at some of the biggest winners and losers from an action-packed card in New York.
Aleksandar Rakic suffered a torn ACL in his right knee Saturday during a loss to Jan Blachowicz and will need surgery to repair the injury.
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