Jan Blachowicz with the UFC light heavyweight belt. (imago Images)
Jan Blachowicz has some elaborate plans should Jiri Prochazka defeat Glover Texeira at UFC 275
UFC light heavyweight contender Jiri Prochazka is set to make his first attempt at capturing the gold from the Brazilian champion Glover Texeira. Texeira had beaten former champion Jan Blachowicz back in October 2021 to claim the gold, and became the oldest fighter to win a championship belt.
Jan Blachowicz is embarking on a path of resurgence and faced top contender Alexandar Rakic very recently. He won the fight by TKO after Rakic injured his ACL between the fight. The victory put Blachowicz right back into title contention spot.
During an appearance on MMAFighting.com‘s The MMA Hour, Jan Blachowicz expressed his belief that a fight against Procházka would do big numbers in his hometown country.
“I think both, if Glover wins, it’s gonna be a good story about the rematch; with Jiri, very good for us because if they will do this fight in Europe then it will be one of the biggest fights in Europe,” Blachowicz said on The MMA Hour when asked if he had a preference between fighting Teixeira or Prochazka. “Me against Jiri. It will be amazing because we’ll do somewhere in Poland or Czech Republic.
“I think if they will make this fight in Poland, me against Jiri, in national stadium. Joanna [Jedrzejczyk], Mateusz Gamrot. Sixty thousand people could be there.”
He continued by adding, “I like both of them, but I keep thinking a little bit for Glover because I would like to take a rematch and take the belt from his hands,” Blachowicz said. “But we will see. But yes, I will be supporting Glover.
“If Glover take down Jiri, then he will win the fight,” he added. “But you know, Jiri is a crazy fighter with a crazy style, weird style, but it’s working in a good way. So we will see, 50/50, we will see. I’m curious. Maybe I’m gonna be there, we’ll see. We’re working on this to be there.”
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blachowicz overcame tough challenger Aleksandar Rakic but it came at a price.
The Pole picked up a third-round win after an injury to Rakic’s knee. However, Blachowicz seemed to injure his eye in the first round with some blood even coming out of it.
Amy Kaplan shared a couple of photos of the injury, and it didn’t look good for the Pole.
The former champion then spoke during the post-fight press conference and confirmed he was heading for surgery.
However, he was unsure how long he was expected to be out for. Blachowicz believes he is set for surgery on Monday (h/t LowkickMMA)
“It’s OK, but I’m going to have some small surgery on Monday on this eye.
“Doctor says maybe it’s going to be small, maybe going to be bigger. He don’t know yet. He need to check in the hospital.”
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