Blachowicz Politely Tells Teixeira He’s Going To Get KO’D Into Retirement

Jan Blachowicz is informing UFC 267 opponent Glover Teixeira in the politest way possible that his career is about to come to a violent end. At UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi, UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz will put his title on the line for the s…

Jan Blachowicz is informing UFC 267 opponent Glover Teixeira in the politest way possible that his career is about to come to a violent end. At UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi, UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz will put his title on the line for the second time when he defends against grizzled veteran Glover […]

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Ji?í Procházka Tells Blachowicz To Follow His Own Words

Ji?í Procházka wants his title shot at the champion Jan Blachowicz. Coming off an impressive spinning elbow KO win against #5-ranked contender Dominick Reyes back in May, Prochazka feels he has done more than enough to warrant himself a shot at the tit…

Ji?í Procházka wants his title shot at the champion Jan Blachowicz. Coming off an impressive spinning elbow KO win against #5-ranked contender Dominick Reyes back in May, Prochazka feels he has done more than enough to warrant himself a shot at the title next. In a recent Twitter post by Procházka, the 28-year-old expressed a […]

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Jan Blachowicz vs. Glover Teixeira Gets A New Date & Likely Destination

Jan Blachowicz’s next title defense against Glover Teixeira has reportedly been moved to October 30 instead of the originally planned September date. As reported by AG Fight on Sunday, Jan Blachowicz’s light heavyweight title bout against G…

Jan Blachowicz’s next title defense against Glover Teixeira has reportedly been moved to October 30 instead of the originally planned September date. As reported by AG Fight on Sunday, Jan Blachowicz’s light heavyweight title bout against Glover Teixeira is now being targeted for UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi this October. By the time the bout […]

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Jan Blachowicz: Jon Jones Has To Keep His Word & Fight Me

Jan Blachowicz still wants to fight Jon Jones. The current UFC light heavyweight champion Blachowicz has not forgotten about Jon Jones despite the latter vacating his belt and leaving the 205 pound division in a quest to fight at heavyweight. In a rece…

Jan Blachowicz still wants to fight Jon Jones. The current UFC light heavyweight champion Blachowicz has not forgotten about Jon Jones despite the latter vacating his belt and leaving the 205 pound division in a quest to fight at heavyweight. In a recent interview with Real Quick With Mike Swick Podcast, Blachowicz said that he […]

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Aleksandar Rakic Explains Why Blachowicz Is A Great Stylistic Match For Him

Aleksander Rakic believes he matches up very well with the UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz. In a recent interview with James Lynch, #3-ranked light heavyweight contender Rakic revealed stylistically he would match better with the 205 cham…

Aleksander Rakic believes he matches up very well with the UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz. In a recent interview with James Lynch, #3-ranked light heavyweight contender Rakic revealed stylistically he would match better with the 205 champ Blachowicz more so than his last opponent, Thiago Santos detailing his speed as a major advantage. “I […]

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Aleksandar Rakic Believes He Matches Up Well Stylistically Against Jan Blachowicz

RakicAleksandar Rakic believes he matches up well with current light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz. Blachowicz is set to defend his 205-pound crown against Glover Teixeira at UFC 266 which takes place September 25. Rakic, meanwhile, is on a two-fight winning streak following a decision win over Thiago Santos and has won six of his last […]

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Aleksandar Rakic believes he matches up well with current light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz.

Blachowicz is set to defend his 205-pound crown against Glover Teixeira at UFC 266 which takes place September 25. Rakic, meanwhile, is on a two-fight winning streak following a decision win over Thiago Santos and has won six of his last seven overall.

While most would expect Jiri Prochazka to get the next shot, Rakic is hopeful he’ll be the one to get it and believes his movement and speed will help him get the win should he end up facing Blachowicz next.

“I think stylistically he would match up even better than Thiago,” Rakic told James Lynch (via BJ Penn). “I’m the fastest guy in the division. My reaction and my movements, I’ve been in the sport for so many (years). I started kickboxing when I was 13. I had my first fight when I was 14. The first fight, I fought at 68kgs (150lbs).

“This movement and this speed are always in my backpack. I have it always in there.”

That said, the Austrian acknowledges it won’t be an easy fight whatsoever, especially with Blachowicz currently on a five-fight winning streak and in the peak of his powers.

“Of course, it’s going to be a hard fight, a hard battle, but I’m improving every day,” Rakic added. “I’m training and I have a hell of a team behind me. We work on every detail. The last camp, the quality of the camp behind me is amazing. After every sparring session, we record every sparring rounds, we sit in the evening together, and we watch the sparring.

“For example, the wrestling coach or the striking coach, if he sees something we could do better, right away the next day we work on this. The details. After every fight, you see a better version of Aleksandar Rakic. More fight IQ, better shape, calmer. It’s just a matter of time until the knockout or submission will come. I’m working very hard on this and I think it’s going to be a very good fight, me and Jan.”

How do you see Blachowicz vs. Rakic going?