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Fighters React To Blachowicz’s Injury-Stoppage TKO Of Raki? At UFC Vegas 54

Jan Blachowicz is back in the light heavyweight title picture after earning a TKO victory over Aleksandar Raki? at UFC Vegas 54 tonight. Blachowicz was handed victory after Raki? suffered a catastrophic knee injury that forced the ref to step in. It was Blachowicz’s first win since losing the light heavyweight title to Glover Teixeira…

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Jan Blachowicz is back in the light heavyweight title picture after earning a TKO victory over Aleksandar Raki? at UFC Vegas 54 tonight.

Blachowicz was handed victory after Raki? suffered a catastrophic knee injury that forced the ref to step in. It was Blachowicz’s first win since losing the light heavyweight title to Glover Teixeira in October last year.

Until Raki?’s injury, the fight was closely contested. Round one saw Raki? land several heavy jabs, to which Blachowicz responded with a series of debilitating calf kicks. The Pole also had Raki? wobbled a few times.

Raki? dominated on the ground for most of round two after landing a huge takedown early on. Then just a minute into round three, Raki?’s knee buckled while he was backing up. The Serb fell back onto the canvas while clutching his knee, and the ref stepped in to call the fight.

You can catch all the highlights of the main event below.

This was Blachowicz’s seventh win in eight fights.

Now, let’s see how fighters reacted to Blachowicz’s victory over Raki? at UFC Vegas 54.

UFC Vegas 54: Blachowicz vs. Raki? Results & Highlights

MMA News is providing ongoing coverage of UFC Vegas 54. We’ve got you covered with live results, video highlights, and post-fight tidbits.

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Jan Blachowicz Lands Win After Aleksandar Rakic Suffers Knee Injury – UFC Vegas 54 Highlights

Jan BlachowiczFormer undisputed UFC light heavyweight champion, Jan Blachowicz has returned to winning ways following his October title loss to Glover Teixeira — emerging from UFC Vegas 54 triumphantly after opponent, Aleksandar Rakic suffered a third round knee injury in tonight’s main event outing. Jan Blachowicz, a former UFC and KSW light heavyweight champion, managed to […]

Jan Blachowicz

Former undisputed UFC light heavyweight champion, Jan Blachowicz has returned to winning ways following his October title loss to Glover Teixeira — emerging from UFC Vegas 54 triumphantly after opponent, Aleksandar Rakic suffered a third round knee injury in tonight’s main event outing.

Jan Blachowicz, a former UFC and KSW light heavyweight champion, managed to get off to a bright start against the surging Austria native, Rakic, wobbling the Vienna-born contender on numerous occasions in the opening round, as he dealt with a cut just beneath his left eye as well as giving up a late opening frame takedown.

In the second, Rakic managed to once again land Blachowicz on his back at the fence, however, in a rather anticlimatic finish, the former was forced to call a halt to his own bout after he appeared to have suffered a knee injury during an exchange inside the opening minute of the third frame.

Absorbing a right hand from Blachowicz, Rakic returned to his stance, however, while transferring his weight to his right leg, Rakic appeared to suffer a leg injury — resulting in a TKO loss against the Pole as he was left unable to continue.

Below, catch the highlights from Jan Blachowicz’s win against Aleksandar Rakic

Michael Johnson Makes MMA Twitter Go Nuts Following Brutal KO

UFC lightweight Michael Johnson hadn’t won a fight in nearly four years, and he snapped the skid in an incredible fashion at UFC Vegas 54. Johnson and Alan Patrick traded blows on the feet in the opening round, with both fighters getting hurt by big strikes. Johnson closed the show in Round 2 with a…

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UFC lightweight Michael Johnson hadn’t won a fight in nearly four years, and he snapped the skid in an incredible fashion at UFC Vegas 54.

Johnson and Alan Patrick traded blows on the feet in the opening round, with both fighters getting hurt by big strikes. Johnson closed the show in Round 2 with a blitz on the feet combined with violent ground-and-pound combinations.

Check out Johnson’s emphatic return below.

Johnson had struggled mightily over his last few performances, losing finishes to Josh Emmett and Thiago Moisés during stints at featherweight and lightweight. Johnson’s knockout of Patrick was his first since finishing former lightweight title challenger Dustin Poirier in Sept. 2016.

MMA Twitter was ecstatic to watch the veteran Johnson get back in the win column.

Johnson has competed against some of the top lightweights in UFC history, including Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje. He’s also picked up wins over the likes of Edson Barboza, Tony Ferguson, and Gleison Tibau during his UFC tenure.

At 35 years old, Johnson has plenty of time to get back on track in his MMA career and potentially move closer to the lightweight rankings.

Do you think Michael Johnson can return to being a top lightweight contender?

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Michael Johnson Stops Alan Patrick With Brutal Second Round Barrage – UFC Vegas 54 Highlights

Michael JohnsonBack with a proverbial bang on the preliminary card of UFC Vegas 54, lightweight division veteran, Michael Johnson managed to return to the winning track with a slick second round combination to stop and drop Brazil’s, Alan Patrick. Johnson, who had been without a victory since a 2018 decision win over Artem Lobov, snapped his […]

Michael Johnson

Back with a proverbial bang on the preliminary card of UFC Vegas 54, lightweight division veteran, Michael Johnson managed to return to the winning track with a slick second round combination to stop and drop Brazil’s, Alan Patrick.

Johnson, who had been without a victory since a 2018 decision win over Artem Lobov, snapped his four-fight losing skid with a second round knockout win over Patrick — who was cornered by former undisputed lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira.

Landing a series of strikes during a second round exchange, Johnson, who was once revealed as one of the slicker strikers at 155lb limit, dropped Patrick and followed up with a couple of ground strikes to stop the Brazilian.

Johnson, a native of St. Louis, holds other prior eye-catching wins over the likes of Tony Ferguson, Joe Lauzon, Gleison Tibau, Melvin Guillard, Edson Barboza, and Dustin Poirier to name a few.

Below, catch the highlights from Michael Johnson’s ninth career knockout victory

Andre Petroski Hands Nick Maximov First Career Loss With Anaconda Choke Win – UFC Vegas 54 Highlights

Andre PetroskiKicking off the UFC Vegas 54 preliminary card in hasty style, Philadelphia upstart, Andre Petroski hands fellow prospect, Nick Maximov his first professional, loss — latching onto a quickfire anaconda choke in the opening minute of their event opener. Landing his third promotional victory in spectacular style, Petroski, a trainee under coach, Daniel Gracie — […]

Andre Petroski

Kicking off the UFC Vegas 54 preliminary card in hasty style, Philadelphia upstart, Andre Petroski hands fellow prospect, Nick Maximov his first professional, loss — latching onto a quickfire anaconda choke in the opening minute of their event opener.

Landing his third promotional victory in spectacular style, Petroski, a trainee under coach, Daniel Gracie — sprawled on an early takedown attempt from the well-touted Maximov, grabbing onto his neck in the process.

Adjusting his grip, Petroski locked up an anaconda choke, rolled to the canvas and then squeezed his way to a first round submission victory over the undefeated Diaz brothers protegé in blistering fashion. Following the win, Petroski offered to fight Gerald Meerschaert at UFC 275 next month in Singapore.

Below, catch the highlights as Andre Petroski hands Nick Maximov his first pro loss

UFC Vegas 54: Blachowicz vs. Rakic – Results

UFC Vegas 54LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 54: Blachowicz vs. Rakic results throughout the night (Sat. May 14. 2022) live from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. A light heavyweight headliner between former undisputed division champion, the #1 ranked contender, Jan Blachowicz, and the surging Austrian-born standout, the #3 rated challenger, Aleksandar Rakic. Rescheduled following a […]

UFC Vegas 54

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 54: Blachowicz vs. Rakic results throughout the night (Sat. May 14. 2022) live from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A light heavyweight headliner between former undisputed division champion, the #1 ranked contender, Jan Blachowicz, and the surging Austrian-born standout, the #3 rated challenger, Aleksandar Rakic.

Rescheduled following a failed UFC Fight Night Columbus main event last month, Blachowicz will make his first Octagon outing since October of last year, where he headlined UFC 267 against Glover Teixeira, dropping his undisputed title in a one-sided second round rear-naked choke defeat.

For Rakic, the Vienna native has landed two victories since his sole Octagon loss, rebounding with a pair of unanimous decision wins over both one-time title challengers, Anthony Smith, and common-foe, Thiago Santos. Rakic has been out of action since March of last year where he defeated Brazilian striker, Santos on the main card of UFC 259.

UFC Vegas 54: Blachowicz vs. Rakic – Results

UFC Vegas 54 Main Card Results: (ESPN2/ESPN+ 10 p.m. ET)

Light Heavyweight: Jan Blachowicz vs. Aleksandar Rakic

Light Heavyweight: Ryan Spann vs. Ion Cutelaba

Bantamweight: Davey Grant vs. Louis Smolka

Flyweight: Katlyn Chookagian vs. Amanda Ribas

Lightweight: Frank Camacho vs. Manuel Torres

Flyweight: Jake Hadley vs. Allan Nascimento

UFC Vegas 54 Preliminary Card Results: (ESPN/ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. ET)

Flyweight: Viviane Araujo vs. Angela Lee

Lightweight: Michael Johnson vs. Alan Patrick

Strawweight: Virna Jandiroba vs. Angela Hill

Flyweight: Tatsuro Taira vs. Carlos Candelario

Middleweight: Nick Maximov vs. Andre Petroski