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Jan Blachowicz reacts after Glover Teixeira submits Thiago Santos
Newly crowned UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz was clearly watching tonight’s UFC Vegas 13 headliner between Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira. Blachowicz most previous loss had comes at the hands of Santos back in February of 2019, so it was no surprise he tuned in to catch the scrap. Santos (21-8 MMA) was returning […]
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Jan Blachowicz on Israel Adesanya super fight: “He will remember me for the rest of his life”
UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz is plotting an emphatic victory over the promotion’s middleweight titleholder, Israel Adesanya. Blachowicz is expected to defend his belt against Adesanya sometime in the new year. While the fight doesn’t yet have a date or a setting, the light heavyweight champion has named March as his preferred timeframe for […]
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Israel Adesanya reacts to Jan Blachowicz super fight
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has shared his initial thoughts on his upcoming fight with light heavyweight champ Jan Blachowicz. Adesanya and Blachowicz have recently expressed interest in fighting each other, and over the weekend, UFC President Dana White confirmed the matchup is going to happen. Speaking on Submission Radio shortly thereafter, Adesanya reacted to […]
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Israel Adesanya vs. Jan Blachowicz opening betting odds relased
The opening betting odds were released for the upcoming UFC light heavyweight title fight between champion Jan Blachowicz and Israel Adesanya. UFC president Dana White made the announcement following UFC Vegas 12 that Adesanya will move up to 205lbs in order to challenge Blachowicz for a second belt. Adesanya, the UFC middleweight champion, has expressed […]
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Israel Adesanya will move up to light heavyweight to challenge Jan Blachowicz
UFC President Dana White broke some huge news regarding Israel Adesanya at tonight’s UFC Vegas 12 post-fight press conference. According to the brash UFC boss, ‘Stylebender’ will be moving up a weight class for his next Octagon appearance, this when he meets reigning light heavyweight kingpin Jan Blachowicz. Dana White tells me he met with […]
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UFC light heavyweight champ Jan Blachowicz calls for March title fight with Israel Adesanya
Poland’s Jan Blachowicz, the new UFC light heavyweight champion has big plans for his first title defense. On Thursday, Blachowicz took to Twitter to call for a title defense opposite undefeated UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, naming March as his preferred timeframe for this super fight. See what Blachowicz had to say below: I have […]
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Jan Blachowicz open to Israel Adesanya superfight next: I will “show him legendary Polish power at 205”
Jan Blachowicz is open to the idea of fighting Israel Adesanya. After Adesanya beat Paulo Costa at UFC 253 and Jan Blachowicz claimed the vacant light heavyweight in the co-main event, many thought a superfight between them made sense. It would no doubt be a massive fight and if Adesanya could beat Blachowicz is only […]
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Jan Blachowicz shares interesting theory as to why Jon Jones vacated his light heavyweight belt
Jan Blachowicz has a theory as to why Jon Jones vacated his light heavyweight belt and now has a planned move up to heavyweight. At UFC 253, Blachowicz fought and beat Dominick Reyes to win the vacant light heavyweight title. Immediately after the fight, Jones tweeted asking fans if he should go try and reclaim […]
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Jan Blachowicz says people need to start “believing in my legendary Polish power” after UFC 253 win
Jan Blachowicz is constantly a betting underdog and when he fought Dominick Reyes at UFC 253 for the vacant light heavyweight title, that was no different. Blachowicz was around a +210 underdog and pulled off the upset with a second-round knockout over Reyes. For the Pole, he says the fight went better than he even […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 14 with Jan Blachowicz, James Krause, Gillian Robertson & Modestas Bukauskas
The 14th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC Fight Island 6. We’re first joined by the new UFC light heavyweight champion, Jan Blachowicz (2:51). Next, UFC welterweight, James Krause (16:00) comes on. UFC flyweight, Gillian Robertson (29:25) joins the program. Closing out the program is UFC […]
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Jan Blachowicz on potential Israel Adesanya fight: “It’s gonna be the same like with Rockhold”
New UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz is open to defending his title against the promotion’s middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya. If Adesanya does migrate up to light heavyweight, however, Blachowicz sees the move going disastrously. Blachowicz has actually welcomed two other long-time middleweights to the light heavyweight division recently, first knocking out the former UFC […]
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Jan Blachowicz accuses Jon Jones of moving to heavyweight to avoid “Legendary Polish Power”
New UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz believes Jon Jones left the division to avoid a taste of his “Legendary Polish Power.” Jones ruled over the UFC light heavyweight division for many years, but vacated the throne earlier this year as part of a plan to move up to the heavyweight division in search of […]
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Israel Adesanya pondering moving up a weight class to dethrone Jan Blachowicz
Undefeated UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (20-0 MMA) is weighing his options following his TKO victory over Paulo Costa. ‘Stylebender’ and ‘The Eraser’ collided in the headliner of last month’s UFC 253 pay-per-view event on Fight Island. While many were expecting the contest to result in a “fight of the year” performance, that did not […]
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Jan Blachowicz open to superfight with Israel Adesanya
UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz says he is open to a superfight against UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Blachowicz won the vacant 205lbs title when he knocked out rival Dominick Reyes in the co-main event of this past weekend’s UFC 253 card. In the main event, Adesanya defended his middleweight crown with a second-round […]
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Photos | Jan Blachowicz meets Polish Prime Minister
New UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz was invited to meet the Polish Prime Minister upon his return home to the country. Blachowicz captured the UFC light heavyweight title in the co-main event of last Saturday’s UFC 253 card, knocking out the once-beaten Dominick Reyes in the second round. In doing so, he became just […]
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Jan Blachowicz sends challenge to “fat a**” Daniel Cormier, gets quick response
New UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz is calling for a fight with the division’s former champion, Daniel Cormier. Blachowicz became the new UFC light heavyweight champ when he defeated Dominick Reyes in the co-main event of UFC 253 last Saturday on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Just days into his reign as champion, he’s […]
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What’s next for the stars of UFC 253?
The UFC was back on Fight Island last weekend for a very solid UFC 253 card that saw two titles on the line. In the main event of UFC 253, Israel Adesanya remained undefeated as he scored a second-round TKO win over Paulo Costa. The co-main event saw Jan Blachowicz become the promotions new light […]
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Video | New UFC champ Jan Blachowicz gets swarmed by fans in Poland
New UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz got a reception worthy of a national hero upon his return home to his native Poland. Wejście smoka @JanBlachowicz❗😍 Zaskoczył wszystkich #LegendaryPolishPower pic.twitter.com/LJGH37tWBq — TVP SPORT (@sport_tvppl) September 28, 2020 Blachowicz, who was born in Cieszyn and now fights out of Warsaw, took on Dominick Reyes for the […]
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Chael Sonnen rips Jan Blachowicz for calling out Jon Jones after UFC 253 title win
Chael Sonnen has taken a shot at UFC’s new light heavyweight king Jan Blachowicz for calling out Jon Jones after his UFC 253 win. Blachowicz was able to finally climb to the top of the mountain on Saturday night as he beat Dominick Reyes to capture the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. In the immediate aftermath […]
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Jan Blachowicz blasts Jon Jones for suggesting he may return to light heavyweight: “Go be boring somewhere else”
New UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz blasted former champ Jon Jones, saying that “Bones” should “go be boring somewhere else.” Blachowicz became the new UFC 205lbs champ on Saturday night at UFC 253 when he knocked out Dominick Reyes in the second round of their co-main event fight. Blachowicz has now won four straight […]
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Jon Jones pondering return to light heavyweight following Jan Blachowicz’s KO win over Dominick Reyes
Former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones is pondering a return to 205-pounds following Jan Blachowicz’s KO victory over Dominick Reyes. ‘Bones’ had announced that he would be vacating his light heavyweight title back in August, this so that he could make a run at heavyweight. That news opened the door for Blachowicz and Reyes […]
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Dominick Reyes issues statement following KO loss to Jan Blachowicz at UFC 253
Dominick Reyes received his second title opportunity when he squared off with Jan Blachowicz for the promotions vacant light heavyweight championship at UFC 253. Reyes had previously challenged for the UFC’s light heavyweight title this past February against Jon Jones, but ultimately wound up suffering a decision loss to the longtime division kingpin in ‘Bones’. […]
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Pros react after Jan Blachowicz KO’s Dominick Reyes at UFC 253
Tonight’s UFC 253 event was co-headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between top division contenders Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz. Reyes (12-1 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since suffering a controversial decision loss to Jon Jones in his original bid for the title at UFC 247. Prior to that setback, […]
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Jon Jones reacts after Jan Blachowicz KO’s to Dominick Reyes at UFC 253
Jon Jones was clearly watching Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz duke it out for the UFC light heavyweight title that he recently vacated. Reyes and Blachowicz squared off in the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC 253 main event with the promotions vacant light heavyweight title up for grabs. Dominick Reyes (12-2 MMA) was returning to action […]
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UFC 253 Results: Jan Blachowicz KO’s Dominick Reyes (Video)
Tonight’s UFC 253 event is co-headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between top division contenders Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz. Reyes (12-1 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since suffering a controversial decision loss to Jon Jones in his original bid for the title at UFC 247. Prior to the […]
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UFC 253 | Pro fighters make their picks for Dominick Reyes vs. Jan Blachowicz title fight
In the co-main event of UFC 253, the vacant light heavyweight title is on the line as Dominick Reyes takes on Jan Blachowicz. Heading into the fight, Reyes is a -300 favorite while the Pole is a +230 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their prediction for […]
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Jan Blachowicz plans to prove he’s “better than Jon Jones” by finishing Dominick Reyes
Jan Blachowicz wants to do what no one has done before. Finish Dominick Reyes. Blachowicz and Reyes are set to fight in the co-main event of UFC 253 for the vacant light heavyweight title. For Blachowicz, he knew he would be fighting for UFC gold after he beat Corey Anderson, but didn’t know the date […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 11 with Jan Blachowicz, Kai Kara-France, Sijara Eubanks & Brandon Royval
The 11th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC 253. We’re first joined by third-ranked light heavyweight and one-half of the vacant title fight, Jan Blachowicz (2:34). Next, seventh-ranked flyweight, Kai Kara-France (15:52) comes on. 13th ranked bantamweight, Sijara Eubanks (40:27) then joins the program. Finally, 10th […]