“I will be ready”- Jan Blachowicz won’t back down from a fight against Kamaru Usman in the near future


“I will be ready”- Jan Blachowicz won’t back down from a fight against Kamaru Usman in the near future

Jan Blachowicz and Kamaru Usman

Two of the most dominant champions inside the UFC are the welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and the middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Adesanya cleared out his division and moved up to light heavyweight to challenge the former champion, Jan Blachowicz for the title.

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Adesanya fought Blachowicz for over 5 rounds, but he came up short against him and received the first L of his professional MMA career. Kamaru Usman has been asked many times to challenge Izzy for the title, and become the double champ.

Jan Blachowicz and Israel Adesanya
Jan Blachowicz and Israel Adesanya

He shares a unique bond with Izzy, and he considers him as his brother, he clearly stated that he would never face Adesanya inside the octagon, because he would rather have two African champions in the UFC, than one guy holding two belts.

Usman is the number one pound-for-pound fighter on the UFC roster right now, and in an interview with GQ, he revealed that he was thinking about moving up to the light heavyweight division. He said, “I was going to skip Israel and go fight Jan at 205. Because I’m pound-for-pound, I want to prove it. No matter what weight it is, I thought he was a really good matchup for me. I think I would beat him.”

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“He is the best fighter in the world right now”- Jan Blachowicz has nothing but respect for Kamaru Usman

Kamaru Usman and Jan Blachowicz
Kamaru Usman and Jan Blachowicz

Unfortunately, Blachowicz lost his title to Glover Teixeira, and now he is looking to get back on the top with a win over Aleksandar Rakic. These two are two of the best light heavyweights on this planet, and they will fight for the spot of number one contender at the main event of UFC Vegas 54.

He wants to earn his belt back, but getting past Rakic won’t be an easy task. UFC’s light heavyweight champion, Glover Teixeira is going to defend his belt against Jiri Prochazka, and many believe it’s the worst possible matchup for the champ. Jan wants Glover to win this fight because he wants to avenge his loss.

He talked about many things during the pre-fight conference, and he also replied to Usman’s call-out, he said, “He is the best fighter in the world right now, yes? That would be a pleasure for me to fight against someone like him. Why not? We can do it in the future. I will be ready. It will be an exciting fight.” (H/T MMA Mania.com)

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