{"id":272690,"date":"2018-03-18T06:38:54","date_gmt":"2018-03-18T13:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=272690"},"modified":"2018-03-18T06:38:54","modified_gmt":"2018-03-18T13:38:54","slug":"jimi-manuwa-issues-statement-on-wild-decision-loss-to-jan-blachowicz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jimi-manuwa\/jimi-manuwa-issues-statement-on-wild-decision-loss-to-jan-blachowicz\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimi Manuwa issues statement on wild decision loss to Jan Blachowicz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, in the co-main event the UFC&#8217;s surprisingly thrilling return to London, England, the city&#8217;s own Jimi Manuwa returned to the cage opposite Jan Blachowicz, who he defeated by decision several years ago.<\/p>\n<p>It was an absolutely electrifying showdown that saw Manuwa weather a huge, first-round knockdown to surge back in the second \u2013 during which he landed a kick that probably would have snuffed many other light heavyweights \u2013 and then lose a close third round.<\/p>\n<p>While Manuwa ultimately lost this back-and-forth war by decision, he and Blachowicz both pocketed $50,000 Fight of the Night checks and thrilled the fans in attendance and watching screens the world over.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after his loss to Blachowicz, Manuwa took to Twitter to issue a quick statement. While the British knockout artist is obviously disappointed, he seems to be taking the loss in stride, satisfied as the very least that he gave his countrymen a good show.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Respect to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JanBlachowicz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JanBlachowicz<\/a> for a great fight tonight. We left it all in there and I hope the fans loved it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POSTERBOYJM\/status\/975209435512627201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>With this decision loss to Blachowicz, Manuwa falls onto a two-fight skid, as he was knocked out by Volkan Oezdemir in his next most recent fight. This skid was preceded by a pair of thunderous knockout wins, the first victimizing Ovince Saint Preux, and the second coming at the expense of Corey Anderson&#8217;s consciousness. Manuwa is now 17-4 overall, and 6-4 in the UFC. While he&#8217;s likely to take a tumble down the light heavyweight ranking after this loss, he remains one of the premier players in this talent-starved division.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think comes next for England&#8217;s Jimi Manuwa? Is there anyone in particular you&#8217;d like to see him fight? Join the conversation in the comments section.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 3\/18\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, in the co-main event the UFC&#8217;s surprisingly thrilling return to London, England, the city&#8217;s own Jimi Manuwa returned to the cage opposite Jan Blachowicz, who he defeated by decision several years ago. 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