Revenge!
Former Final Preventing Championship (UFC) Gentle Heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz returns to lively competitors after two years towards surging contender Carlos Ulberg within the co-main occasion of UFC London this weekend (Sat., March 22, 2025) on the well-known O2 Enviornment in London, England.
Blachowicz has been out of motion since dropping a really shut cut up choice to then-non-champion Alex Pereira at UFC 291. Previous to that, he fought for the vacant Gentle Heavyweight championship towards Magomed Ankalaev, and that bout resulted in a lackluster draw.
As a result of that combat resulted in a draw, the Polish knockout artist believes he has unfinished enterprise with now-champion Ankalaev, and he hopes to run it again with him if he wins this weekend.
“It’s regular [that the Light Heavyweight title] modifications homeowners each couple of years,” Blachowicz advised UFC.com in the present day. “For me, it’s good as a result of I’ve unfinished enterprise with Ankalaev. In fact, I’ve a job to do that Saturday, and I’m targeted on that. However I consider I’m going to be a winner this Saturday, so possibly after that, we’ll have to complete what we began with Ankalaev.”
Whereas the storyline with Ankalaev is considerably fascinating, the Dagestani fighter is most definitely set to rematch Pereira subsequent later this yr, so Blachowicz must wait in line for an additional crack on the belt.
At the beginning, he faces red-hot Ulberg, who’s using a seven-fight win streak.
For what it’s value, “Polish Energy” believes he’ll cease “Black Jag” with ground-and-pound to earn a title shot.
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