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New UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz believes Jon Jones<\/a> left the division to avoid a taste of his “Legendary Polish Power.”<\/p>\n

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 new challenges. Not long thereafter, Blachowicz took on Dominick Reyes for the vacant belt. The Polish fighter won that title fight by second-round knockout, showcasing his knockout power once again.<\/p>\n

Speaking to \u00a0Submission Radio<\/a> recently, Blachowicz accused Jones of high-tailing out of the light heavyweight division to avoid that same power.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou see what I did with Dominick,\u201d Blachowicz said (via MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cHe just escaped because he doesn\u2019t want to lose against me. I understand that. He\u2019s afraid and (so) he went to heavyweight. . . He just wants to escape from the Legendary Polish Power, that\u2019s why he went to heavyweight. He\u2019s afraid of the Legendary Polish Power.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve got the belt but I just want to beat him,\u201d said Blachowicz. \u201cHe\u2019s never lost. Just one loss but that was a disqualification, it doesn\u2019t count. I want to be the one who beat him in 205-(pound) division.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Blachowicz believes Jones is avoiding him, he does view the former champion as the ideal foe for his next fight. That said, he also sees the winner of an upcoming fight between Glover Teixeira and Thiago Santos as a suitable option. He’s also interested in a super fight with UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, the best (opponent) would be Jon Jones,\u201d Blachowicz told\u00a0Submission Radio<\/a>\u00a0over the weekend. \u201cBut I think this is not real. It\u2019s not gonna happen so I think that my next opponent is gonna be the winner between (Glover) Teixeira and Thiago (Santos). But also, Adesanya also is really good. So we will see. We\u2019ll have to wait a little bit but for me, personally, the best would be Jon Jones. He promised me this fight after I knocked out Corey (Anderson) and I\u2019m waiting for him. I believe in the future that I\u2019ll catch him somewhere, some day, anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think Jan Blachowicz should defend his title against Jon Jones?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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