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UFC Sao Paulo Staff Predictions: Jan Blachowicz vs. Jacare Souza

UFC on ESPN+ 22 will go down tomorrow afternoon (Sat. November 16, 2019) from the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In the main event of the night, Jan Blachowicz welcomes Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza to the light heavyweight division. The winner could very well be on their way to receiving a highly-ranked opponent next. […]

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UFC on ESPN+ 22 will go down tomorrow afternoon (Sat. November 16, 2019) from the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In the main event of the night, Jan Blachowicz welcomes Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza to the light heavyweight division.

The winner could very well be on their way to receiving a highly-ranked opponent next. We here at LowKickMMA have compiled our UFC Sao Paulo staff predictions for the Blachowicz vs. Souza main event. Check them out below.

UFC Sao Paulo Staff Predictions

Jon Fuentes:

It hasn’t worked well for middleweights jumping up to light heavyweight as of late. Souza, of course, brings a very different dynamic to the division with his ground game.

But he has to get the fight there first. Blachowicz has looked phenomenal as of late and comes off a knockout win over Luke Rockhold. I think Blachowicz might be just strong enough to prevent the fight from going to the ground, and will outclass Souza on the feet. (Prediction: Jan Blachowicz)

Abhinav Kini:

This is a tough one to call. Given the performances of Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman at light heavyweight, I’m a bit wary about picking a middleweight making the move up. Jan Blachowicz has improved tremendously in recent years as well. But I still have Jacare Souza edging this, particularly if he can get the bigger Blachowicz on the ground. (Prediction: Jacare Souza)

What do you make of our UFC on ESPN+ 22 staff predictions? Do you agree?

 

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Jacare Souza: Speed Will Be Difference Maker Against Jan Blachowicz

Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Jacare Souza believes his speed could cause problems for Jan Blachowicz. Souza will move up to the light heavyweight division on Nov. 16. He’ll go one-on-one with Blachowicz in the main event of UFC Sao Pa…

Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Jacare Souza believes his speed could cause problems for Jan Blachowicz. Souza will move up to the light heavyweight division on Nov. 16. He’ll go one-on-one with Blachowicz in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo. The action will take place inside Ginasio do Ibirapuera. Jacare Talks Speed Advantage Over Blachowicz […]

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Jan Blachowicz vs. Jacare Souza To Headline UFC Sao Paulo In November

Jan Blachowicz has not gotten the title shot he so wanted. Instead, he will welcome Jacare Souza to the light heavyweight division, according to ESPN, per UFC president, Dana White. The fight will serve as the main event for UFC Sao Paulo on Nov. 16. B…

Jan Blachowicz has not gotten the title shot he so wanted. Instead, he will welcome Jacare Souza to the light heavyweight division, according to ESPN, per UFC president, Dana White. The fight will serve as the main event for UFC Sao Paulo on Nov. 16. Blachowicz is coming off of a knockout win over Luke […]

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Jacare Souza vs. Jan Blachowicz Set To Headline UFC Sao Paulo

The UFC’s return to Sao Paulo, Brazil will feature the light heavyweight debut of Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza as he takes on Jan Blachowicz in the headliner. The news was announced by UFC president Dana White (via ESPN). The Fight Night event takes place November 16 at the Ginasio do Ibirapuera arena. Souza is coming off […]

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The UFC’s return to Sao Paulo, Brazil will feature the light heavyweight debut of Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza as he takes on Jan Blachowicz in the headliner.

The news was announced by UFC president Dana White (via ESPN). The Fight Night event takes place November 16 at the Ginasio do Ibirapuera arena.

Souza is coming off a decision defeat to Jack Hermansson earlier this year. There was talk of him retiring afterwards, especially as he missed out on another title shot. However, those rumors were quickly quashed by his team. Instead, he will now make the move up to 205 pounds in search of UFC gold. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt is 2-3 in his last five fights at middleweight.

As for Blachowicz, he has won five of his last six outings and most recently knocked out former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold. He was expected to challenge Jon Jones for the light heavyweight title next but instead will welcome another former 185er in Souza to the division.

There is no update on what this means for Jones and his next fight but it certainly makes things interesting.

What do you think of Souza moving up? Do you think he’ll fare well against Blachowicz?

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Jon Jones Responds To Jan Blachowicz’s Warning About ‘Legendary Polish Power’

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones doesn’t seem to be too concerned by the threat of Jan Blachowicz. While there are calls for Jones to have a rematch with Thiago Santos, it won’t happen until next year. And so, the attention turns to who his next challenger could be. Blachowicz seems to be the ideal […]

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UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones doesn’t seem to be too concerned by the threat of Jan Blachowicz.

While there are calls for Jones to have a rematch with Thiago Santos, it won’t happen until next year. And so, the attention turns to who his next challenger could be. Blachowicz seems to be the ideal opponent, especially coming off a huge knockout win over former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold.

The Pole believes he’s next in line and in a recent appearance on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, warned “Bones” that he’d feel his “legendary Polish power” if they fought next.

Jones, however, didn’t seem to make much of it as he responded on Twitter:

“I almost felt slightly nervous until I heard him say thank you at the end,” he first tweeted.

“I’m assuming he’s never competed against an inner-city black kid from the US before, that’s no small task either,” Jones responded to a fan afterwards.

“We got Jan out there politely asking for a taste of the dream team. We all know what happens here,” he concluded.

Blachowicz has won five of his last six fights and is the only top-five opponent who is yet to face Jones or not have a fight booked.

Do you want to see Blachowicz get the next crack at the title?

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UFC Champion Jon Jones Responds To Jan Blachowicz’s Callout

Jon Jones isn’t exactly gung-ho over Jan Blachowicz being a potential light heavyweight title challenger. Blachowicz has been calling for a shot at Jones’ UFC gold since “Bones” defeated Thiago Santos via split decision back in …

Jon Jones isn’t exactly gung-ho over Jan Blachowicz being a potential light heavyweight title challenger. Blachowicz has been calling for a shot at Jones’ UFC gold since “Bones” defeated Thiago Santos via split decision back in July. The fifth-ranked UFC light heavyweight took to his Twitter account to issue a challenge. “I’m not a Twitter […]

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