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Jan Blachowicz reacts to being bumped up to a title fight at UFC 282: “I was the last to know”

Jan Blachowicz has revealed he was the last person to be notified when it became announced he would be once again fighting for the light heavyweight belt at UFC 282. A long-term injury is set to keep former champion Jiri Prochazka side-lined for an extended period of time and therefore the Czech native has respectfully […]

Jan Blachowicz has revealed he was the last person to be notified when it became announced he would be once again fighting for the light heavyweight belt at UFC 282.

A long-term injury is set to keep former champion Jiri Prochazka side-lined for an extended period of time and therefore the Czech native has respectfully offered to relinquish his title to allow the division to continue on without him.

Therefore, taking his and Glover Texeira’s place in the main event will be the originally scheduled co-main event of Jan Blachowicz vs Magomed Ankalaev. For Blachowicz this is an opportunity for redemption as he aims to re-acquire the belt he lost to the aforementioned Brazilian, Teixeira, at UFC 267.

Ankalaev however will have his first opportunity at becoming the light heavyweight champion with many touting him as one of the greatest talents in the 205-pound division.

Jan Blachowicz Speaks On His Late Title Opportunity at UFC 282

News broke of the injury to Prochazka only two days ago with the promotion quickly moving in its I new direction. One-half of the new main event, Jan Blachowicz, has recently revealed he was one of the last people to know of this rescheduling as he was on his way to Las Vegas when the alteration was announced.

“So we just arrived to Vegas yesterday in the evening. So, today is the first training. Get acclimated, used to the weather, and happy because title shot, main event. Amazing. That was crazy because I didn’t know anything, I was on the plane for ten hours. I was the last person know that my fight will be for the title. So I wish Jiri a very fast recovery. But, it is what it is. We’ve got the title shot, so perfect, I’m happy,” Blachowicz said. (Transcribed by BJPenn.com)

Despite being the last to know about his opportunity to become a world champion once again it comes as no surprise that the Polish powerhouse was delighted once he found out.

Nothing changes for Jan Blachowicz in terms of opponent, fight card, date, or location however, as we build into UFC 282 the stakes are now as high as they possibly could be.

Who do you think will become the new light heavyweight world champion following UFC 282?

Ji?í Procházka, Glover Teixeira, & The UFC Address UFC 282 Cancellation

Ji?í Procházka, Glover Teixeira, and the UFC have all commented on the recent changes made to the UFC 282 main event. The MMA world was left stunned by the recent announcement that Procházka, who was set to defend his light heavyweight title in a remat…

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Dana White comments on Jiri Prochazka shoulder injury: ‘It’s the worst shoulder injury, it’s really f*cking bad’

UFC president, Dana White has confirmed promotional light heavyweight champion, Jiri Prochazka has been forced from his scheduled UFC 282 title defense rematch with Glover Teixeira due to a significant shoulder injury, describing the setback as the worst shoulder injury doctor’s under the UFC banner have ever seen. Initially scheduled to take main event honors […]

Initially scheduled to take main event honors at UFC 282 later this month in a championship rematch against Teixeira, Prochazka has since been forced from the fight on December 10. against the Brazilian, electing to officially relinquish his light heavyweight title to boot.

As a result, former champion, Polish contender, Jan Blachowicz will now headline the end-of-year flagship event against Russina challenger, Magomed Ankalaev in a vacant title fight.

Dana White praises Jiri Prochazka’s decision to vacate the light heavyweight crown

Confirming Jiri Prochazka will require upwards of a year in order to rehabilitate his shoulder injury, the aforenoted, White described the injury as the worst shoulder trauma UFC doctor’s have ever experienced.

“This is the worst shoulder injury the doctors have seen in UFC history,” Dana White told Yahoo! Sports reporter, Kevin Iole. “It’s really f*cking bad. His (Jiri Prochazka) shoulder is very, very bad. He’s going to have serious surgery that will require extensive rehab.”

Updated story with more information, including severity of right shoulder injury to @jiri_bjp More to come still https://t.co/NONHm12WkY

— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) November 23, 2022

“We met with Jiri last night and listen, this guy is one of the classiest humans of all-time,” White continued. “He is such a warrior and was so bummed out. He brought up stepping aside to us before we ever got there. He’s going to be out a long time and at some point, we would probably have had to strip him. But he brought it up to us and said out of respect for the other fighters, he didn’t want to hold up the division. Le me tell you, that kid’s a stud, man, to react like that.”

White then confirmed how former champion, Teixeira was offered a vacant title fight against the aforenoted, Ankalaev in lieu of Jiri Prochazka’s withdrawal, which he ultimately rejected.

“We offered Glover the fight [against Magomed Ankalaev],” White explained. “For some reason, he didn’t want the fight, so we had to move on. If we couldn’t have the rematch, getting Ankalaev, who has the second-longest winning streak in light heavyweight history, and (Jan) Blachowicz, who is the former champion, is really fortunate. It all fell into place for us as it often seems to do. But that’s a great fight, too, and now it’s for the full title.”

Ji?í Procházka Vacates LHW Championship, MMA Twitter Reacts

The light heavyweight division is going through a massive and unexpected shakeup, as champ Ji?í Procházka has shockingly vacated his title. It is hard to be a fight fan and not enjoy the eccentric style of Procházka, who steamrolled his way to a UFC ti…

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Official – Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomedov Ankalaev set for UFC 282 headliner in vacant light heavyweight title fight

Former undisputed UFC light heavyweight champion, Jan Blachowicz, will have an impromptu opportunity to reclaim his championship at UFC 282 on December 10. – with the Pole moving from his co-main event slot with Magomed Ankalaev, to compete for a vacant title. Originally slated to take main event honors, defending light heavyweight champion, Jiri Prochazka […]

Originally slated to take main event honors, defending light heavyweight champion, Jiri Prochazka has been forced from his title rematch with Glover Teixeira, however, a significant shoulder injury, which is expected to sideline the Czech Republic native from the Octagon for over a year, has resulted in his official relinquishing of the crown.

Jan Blachowicz now meets Magomed Ankalaev with title spoils on the line

“BREAKING: Jiri Prochazka has suffered a significant shoulder injury,” UFC Europe tweeted. “Out of respect to the athletes and the division he will vacate his title. Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev is your new #UFC282 main event for the vacant, undisputed UFC light heavyweight championship!”

Blachowicz, a former KSW champion to boot, managed to win the vacant light heavyweight title with a 2020 knockout win over Dominick Reyes, before successfully defending the title against former middleweight best, Israel Adesanya last year.

Dropping the crown to the aforenoted, Teixeira in October of last year in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Blachowicz earned his initial title eliminator against Ankalaev off the back of a TKO win over Aleksandar Rakic – after the Austrian-born contender suffered a leg injury.

Enjoying an impressive run of nine straight victories under the UFC banner, Ankalaev most recently defeated former title challenger, Anthony Smith with a TKO win of his own back in July at UFC 277.

Headlining UFC 275 back in June against Teixeira, former Rizin FF champion, Prochazka managed to scoop UFC honors with a rallying, buzzer-beating fifth round submission win over the Minas Gerais native – wrapping up a rear-naked choke success.

Jan Blachowicz believes Jon Jones ‘will do everything to not come back’ to fighting: “He’s afraid to lose”

Former light heavyweight champion and Polish superstar Jan Blachowicz had some choice words for Jon Jones recently. Blachowicz would claim that ‘Bones’ is afraid to fight because of the increase in talented opposition and that the 11-time champion Jones is scared to come back and lose in MMA. Now on a hiatus from the sport […]

Now on a hiatus from the sport dating back almost three years, Jones is eager to get back into things and has claimed he’d like to fight on the UFC 282 PPV card.

Jan Blachowicz has a fight booked for that card, in fact. He faces the light heavyweight terror, Magomed Ankalaev in what is sure to be an insane test for both men.

Jan Blachowicz speaks on Jon Jones’ absence from the sport

“I don’t believe Jon Jones will be back to fighting anymore…” Blachowicz began, speaking to MMA Journalist James Lynch in a recent interview.

“I think that he’s afraid to lose so much that he will do everything to not come back,” the Polish superstar continued. “There was a time when he was dominating our division. After a couple of years, everyone catches (caught up to) his level, and what do you know, very hard for him to win the fight.”

“Like with Dominick Reyes, it was a very very close fight. Everyone that wanted to fight against him was a close fight. Closer and closer. I think that he started feeling that he’s not so good anymore, that we are growing up so to speak, catching (up to) his level.”

Jon Jones last competed in February of 2020, against Dominick Reyes at UFC 247. The fight ended via decision, and ‘Bones’ narrowly edged out Reyes on the scorecards. The world was infuriated, however, as probably 90% of fans believed that Reyes had won the first three rounds, and thereby, the fight.

It wasn’t the only result that had fans and some media members angry. Jon Jones’ last few fights against the likes of Thiago Santos and Anthony Smith were also extremely close. Many thought Thiago Santos had also done enough to defeat Jon Jones. In the case of Anthony Smith, it was close more so because he had an opportunity to win by DQ that he declined to take.

The situation was an accidental knee to a downed opponent, with Smith on the receiving end. He had an opportunity to accept the victory because of that but decided to go on and keep fighting, which resulted in a loss via decision.

So, one could argue based on those facts that what Blachowicz is saying has some merit. Jon Jones would likely disagree, as would many though.

What are your thoughts on the claims by Blachowicz, and who do you want to see Jon Jones fight when he comes back?