Tag: Jan Blachowicz

Jan Blachowicz To Defend Light Heavyweight Title At UFC 266 Against Glover Teixeira

Jan Blachowicz will look to defend his light heavyweight title for the second time when he battles Glover Teixeira on September 4 at UFC 266. UFC president, Dana White told ESPN the news, with the location and venue of the fight not announced as of yet…

Jan Blachowicz will look to defend his light heavyweight title for the second time when he battles Glover Teixeira on September 4 at UFC 266. UFC president, Dana White told ESPN the news, with the location and venue of the fight not announced as of yet. Jan Blachowicz vs. Glover Teixeira was the fight to […]

Jan Blachowicz Is Willing To Fight Francis Ngannou In A Heartbeat

There is a certain UFC light heavyweight champion who would be more than willing to fight Francis Ngannou with no questions asked. Jan Blachowicz has only had one title defense since becoming UFC light heavyweight champion, and that came against the ul…

There is a certain UFC light heavyweight champion who would be more than willing to fight Francis Ngannou with no questions asked. Jan Blachowicz has only had one title defense since becoming UFC light heavyweight champion, and that came against the ultra-confident middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. By earning a unanimous-decision victory, Blachowicz is 1 for […]

Jan Blachowicz Eyes Heavyweight Fights With Jones & Ngannou

Jan Blachowicz Jon JonesUFC light-heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz is willing to do anything to fight Jon Jones, even if that means meeting him at heavyweight. In an interview with RT Sport, Blachowicz was adamant about his continued interest in battling Jones after defeating middleweight champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 259. “I can meet him at 205 or at […]

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UFC light-heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz is willing to do anything to fight Jon Jones, even if that means meeting him at heavyweight.

In an interview with RT Sport, Blachowicz was adamant about his continued interest in battling Jones after defeating middleweight champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 259.

“I can meet him at 205 or at heavyweight, I don’t care,” Blachowicz said. “Jon Jones, I think he will stay at heavyweight. But if he changes his mind, I’m waiting for him.”

Blachowicz has been clamoring for a fight with the most dominant UFC light heavyweight champion of all-time since his knockout victory over Corey Anderson at UFC Fight Night 167. It was expected that Jones would fight Blachowicz for his next light-heavyweight title defense, but he ended up vacating the belt and preparing for a run in the heavyweight division.

Jones and the UFC are currently at-odds over negotiations for a heavyweight title fight with newly-crowned champion Francis Ngannou. Jones and the UFC brass couldn’t come to terms on a potential matchup with Ngannou in 2020 after failing to meet his demands for more money to move up in weight.

Blachowicz also said he is willing to battle Ngannou if the UFC can’t come to terms on a deal with Jones later this year.

“If UFC sends me, ‘You want to fight against Francis?’ why not?” Blachowicz concluded. “He’s got power like Predator. He has great power but nobody has power like Legendary Polish Power.”

After defending his title at UFC 259, Blachowicz seems to be on a collision course with top light-heavyweight contender Glover Teixeira for his next fight later this year. Jones has continued to deny a return to light-heavyweight in the future.

What do you think about Jan Blachowicz and potential future matchups with Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou? Do you think the Legendary Polish Power would adapt well to heavyweight?    

Blachowicz Wants Jon Jones Fight Compares His Style To Adesanya

Light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz is ready for Jon Jones to make good on his promise after his knock-out victory over Corey Anderson a while ago, and believes the fight would look similar to the one he just had with middleweight champion Israel…

Light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz is ready for Jon Jones to make good on his promise after his knock-out victory over Corey Anderson a while ago, and believes the fight would look similar to the one he just had with middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Overall, it appeared that Blachowicz and Jones were to meet as […]

Jan Blachowicz Doesn’t Care About Biased Commentary, Open To Israel Adesanya Rematch

Blachowicz Israel AdesanyaClaims of biased commentary? Jan Blachowicz doesn’t care. Blachowicz defended his light heavyweight title after a unanimous decision win over Israel Adesanya in the UFC 259 headliner earlier this month. By the end of the fifth round, it seemed clear to most who the winner would be. However, there were some doubts mainly because of […]

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Claims of biased commentary? Jan Blachowicz doesn’t care.

Blachowicz defended his light heavyweight title after a unanimous decision win over Israel Adesanya in the UFC 259 headliner earlier this month.

By the end of the fifth round, it seemed clear to most who the winner would be. However, there were some doubts mainly because of what many observers called a biased commentary team that featured Jon Anik, Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier.

Cormier has since defended those claims.

Bachowicz hasn’t seen the fight fully so he can’t give a proper assessment of the commentary. That said, he has heard enough about how it was allegedly biased.

“They don’t see me in this fight, they just see Israel,” Blachowicz told MMA Fighting. “But I don’t know, I don’t care. Maybe they are friends and that’s why. What can I do? Nothing. But anyway, that was not a problem. It is true, I haven’t watched the fight yet.

“… I don’t care. He [Cormier] do what he do, he has to live with that, not me. I am just happy. I defend my belt. I am and still the champion. So everything good can happen right now. Nothing can change my happiness inside me. I don’t care.”

Blachowicz upset the odds when he came out on top against Adesanya who will now return to the middleweight division.

But despite Adesanya falling short of his goal of becoming two-division champion, the Pole is not ruling out a rematch — provided the middleweight king gets a win in the division first.

“I think if he would come back to our division or stay in this division, of course the rematch may be in the future but first of all he needs to win against someone from top 10 and then maybe the rematch,” Blachowicz added. “Of course, he’s got everything to be in this division.”

What do you think of Blachowicz’s comments?

Blachowicz Names The One Condition He’d Consider Adesanya Rematch

Jan Blachowicz won’t be facing Israel Adesanya at light heavyweight again unless Adesanya earns the rematch to his satisfaction. Jan Blachowicz is still basking in the afterglow of arguably the biggest victory of his career over Israel Adesanya at UFC …

Jan Blachowicz won’t be facing Israel Adesanya at light heavyweight again unless Adesanya earns the rematch to his satisfaction. Jan Blachowicz is still basking in the afterglow of arguably the biggest victory of his career over Israel Adesanya at UFC 259. There were many questions about what to expect from the middleweight champion coming into […]