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UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski has revealed why he jokingly attempted to banish Max Holloway from the division after UFC 276. While fellow Oceanic titleholder Israel Adesanya headlined the festivities, Volkanovski’s defense at t…
UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski has revealed why he jokingly attempted to banish Max Holloway from the division after UFC 276. While fellow Oceanic titleholder Israel Adesanya headlined the festivities, Volkanovski’s defense at the International Fight Week-held pay-per-view was widely perceived to have been a more memorable and impressive display. For the third time in…
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Jan Blachowicz has a victory over UFC middleweight world champion Israel Adesanya at light heavyweight. Now he’s open to running it back at 185 pounds. After dropping his title to Glover Teixeira at UFC 267 in October, the Cieszyn, Poland native bounced back with a third-round TKO over Aleksandar Rakic in a title eliminator. Now […]
Jan Blachowicz has a victory over UFC middleweight world champion Israel Adesanya at light heavyweight. Now he’s open to running it back at 185 pounds.
After dropping his title to Glover Teixeira at UFC 267 in October, the Cieszyn, Poland native bounced back with a third-round TKO over Aleksandar Rakic in a title eliminator. Now it looks like Blachowicz may have to wait in line for a crack and new light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka.
After his win over Teixeira at UFC 275 to capture his first world title in the promotion, the stars were aligned for a European showdown between Poland’s Jan Blachowicz and the Czech Republic’s Jiri Prochazka. Now it appears that ‘Denisa’ has different plans.
“Hello everybody. I wish you a great day, and I made [a decision] for my next fight: I want to fight Glover the next fight,” said Prochazka in a post on Instagram.
Voicing his displeasure with Prochazka’s statement, Jan Blachowicz may have found another opportunity at UFC gold. During an appearance on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Blachowicz discussed the possibility of moving down to middleweight to challenge ‘The Last Stylebender’ for his crown.
“Maybe this is the reason that now he will be very careful in the fights to not make any mistakes. Just don’t lose the fight. Maybe I have to cut the weight and give him rematch in his category. If I have a chance, why not? For Izzy and his belt, to fight for the belt? I can try.”
Making the 185-pound weight limit could prove to be a daunting task for the Polish wrestler. Blachowicz typically tips the scales at the 205-pound light heavyweight limit and the lightest weight he can remember competing at is still 15 pounds heavier than the middleweight world title fight requirement.
“I don’t remember [the lightest I’ve been as an MMA fighter] but when I was a fighter in Muay Thai, it was 91 kilos or [200 pounds],” he said. “For a title, I can sacrifice myself a little bit. Why not? I will do it.”
One other hiccup in a potential rematch is that Israel Adesanya is slated to face former Glory kickboxing rival Alex Pereira following his first-round knockout of Sean Strickland at UFC 276. With a built-in story, it’s highly unlikely that the UFC would opt to give Blachowicz a middleweight title shot over ‘Poatan’.
The end result could leave Blachowicz waiting an extended period of time for a title opportunity or accepting a bout with another top contender and putting his spot in line at risk.
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has given his take on reigning king Israel Adesanya’s successful title defense against Jared Cannonier. At UFC 276, Adesanya headlined the International Fight Week festivities with the fifth reten…
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has given his take on reigning king Israel Adesanya’s successful title defense against Jared Cannonier. At UFC 276, Adesanya headlined the International Fight Week festivities with the fifth retention of his 185-pound gold. Having previously brushed past the challenges of Yoel Romero, Paulo Costa, Marvin Vettori, and Whittaker, the…
Continue Reading Whittaker On Adesanya Criticism: “You Did This To Yourself” at MMA News.
Former interim UFC lightweight champion, Dustin Poirier has revealed the reasoning for his notable verbal altercation with one-time vacant title chaser, Michael Chandler at UFC 276 earlier this month during International Fight Week – detailing how he wanted to confront the Missouri veteran. Poirier, a former interim UFC lightweight champion, headlined UFC 269 back in […]
Former interim UFC lightweight champion, Dustin Poirier has revealed the reasoning for his notable verbal altercation with one-time vacant title chaser, Michael Chandler at UFC 276 earlier this month during International Fight Week – detailing how he wanted to confront the Missouri veteran.
Poirier, a former interim UFC lightweight champion, headlined UFC 269 back in December of last year, unsuccessfully prying the undisputed crown from former champion and common-foe, Charles Oliveira.
As for Chandler, the Kill Cliff FC trainee featured on the main card of UFC 274 back in May, rebounding from a first round defeat on three judge’s scorecards, to stop the veteran, Tony Ferguson with a brutal second round front kick knockout.
In the time since, as Oliveira prepares to likely land a vacant title fight against Islam Makhachev next, Poirier and Chandler have been linked to a title-eliminator before the close of the year.
As both remain receptive to a potential fight in the future, Poirier engaged in a verbal back-and-forth with the former Bellator star at UFC 276 earlier this month, forcing officials and security to intervene.
Commenting on his fracas with Chandler, Dustin Poirier maintained that he wanted to say something to the former, and intended on confronting him.
“If I have something to say, I’m going to say it when the person’s present,” Dustin Poirier said of his altercation with Michael Chandler during an appearance on DC & RC. “That’s what you saw right there. I had something to say to him. And I got it off my chest. Told him (Michael Chandler) what I felt about him. And that’s it.”
While Chandler has yet to openly discuss his altercation with Poirier, the #5 ranked contender has offered to face the aforenoted, Makhachev in a vacant lightweight title next – if Oliveira prefers to chase a much-rumored fight against former two-weight UFC champion, Conor McGregor.
Top UFC lightweight contender Charles Oliveira has given his thoughts about featherweight king Alexander Volkanovski’s two-division ambitions. At UFC 276, Volkanovski further established himself as one of the best mixed martial artists on the pla…
Top UFC lightweight contender Charles Oliveira has given his thoughts about featherweight king Alexander Volkanovski’s two-division ambitions. At UFC 276, Volkanovski further established himself as one of the best mixed martial artists on the planet right now, and of all time. He accomplished that by adding a third victory over 145-pound great Max Holloway to…
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UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya was not a fan of Sean Strickland’s antics at the UFC 276 press conference during International Fight Week. Ahead of the July 2 pay-per-view, which went down inside Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, the not…
UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya was not a fan of Sean Strickland’s antics at the UFC 276 press conference during International Fight Week. Ahead of the July 2 pay-per-view, which went down inside Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, the notable fighters took part in the customary fight week presser. Joining Adesanya and challenger Jared Cannonier on…
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