Ahead of his much anticipated UFC 291 light heavyweight match against Alex Pereira, we take a look at Jan Blachowicz’s wife, his family and more
Jan Blachowicz has emerged as one of the best light heavyweight fighters of recent times. This weekend’s UFC 291 fight card features a light heavyweight clash between fighters Jan Blachowicz and Alex Pereira.
The number one ranked light heavyweight fighter in the world, Jan Blachowicz was last seen in the octagon against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 282, which ended in a draw. Famed for his legendary Polish power, Jan was on a brilliant five fight win streak before succumbing to the loss against Glover at UFC 277.
A professional since 2007, he also competed for KSW and is the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion. Jan made his UFC debut against Ilir Latifi back in 2014, and won the fight by TKO [body kick and punches]. He put the division on notice through a dominant display of his legendary Polish power. However, he had an unnerving couple of fights after that, only managing to win one in his next five fights. However, Jan rose to the occasion in his next fight, and ended up racking nine victories in his next 10 fights. It also included wins against formidable names like Luke Rockhold, Israel Adesanya and Jared Cannonier.
He fought for the vacant lightweight belt against Dominick Reyes at UFC 253, and won the fight and the championship gold via TKO.
A lot of Jan’s success’ credit goes to his wife Dorota Jurkowska, who has been a rock-solid and unshakable support for him.
Dorota Jurkowska proffession
Dorota Jurkowska is an exceptionally successful female entrepreneur. The champion’s fiancée holds a net worth of about $3 million. Apart from being the significant other for Jan, Dorota also happens to be the manager of the fighter who is responsible for taking some of the most important decisions in the Polish champ’s career. Dorota comes from a fighting background and is a fan of traveling.
She helps Jan navigate through the business aspect of things, while he focuses on fighting and training. She has over 23 thousand followers on her Instagram page, where she regularly posts about her travel expeditions, and pictures with her family. Like Jan, Jurkowski is also a Polish citizen. The Jurkowski family has some connections to the fighting business and Dorota has expressed her interest in being associated with martial arts for a long time. Jan has admitted several times that Dorota plays a big part in his life.
The pair have been together for years, even before the glory of the UFC gold or the riches that accompany it came Jan’s way. Jan who suffered a major setback with back-to-back losses was once rumored to be cut from the roaster. Dorota not only helped reignite the fighter spirit in Jan, but also navigated through the UFC top brass for contract negotiatons.
Dorota Jurkowska kids
Jan and Dorota have a kid together who they welcomed in December 2020. The Polish fighter announced on Twitter that he had a newborn son. The fighter wrote, “The royal line sustained. The heir to the throne is with us! Thank you Dorota, you are incredible! You are a better fighter than the UFC champion. Proud dad.” Jan Blachowicz and his family moved to Warsaw and now reside there. In an interview, Jan said about his wife, “She is my manager, She is my fiancee, She is the mother of my child, she is a big part of my life.”
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