Jan
Blachowicz’s Octagon return didn’t finish in victory, however there
had been not less than some observers who thought the Polish gentle
heavyweight deserved the nod on the scorecards.
After being sidelined for almost 20 months as a consequence of a number of shoulder
surgical procedures, Blachowicz dropped a closely-contested unanimous
determination to Carlos
Ulberg within the UFC London co-headliner this previous Saturday. 4
of the 12 unofficial media scorecards tracked by MMADecisions.com noticed the competition in favor of
Blachowicz. Whereas Ulberg held a 75-to-59 benefit in important
strikes landed, his favored offense within the battle was leg kicks,
the place he outlanded his foe 50 to 32.
Blachowicz reacted to the ruling in a current put up on his Instagram
account.
“Extra controversy on the document, because it seems the strategy to
important strikes doesn’t align with the precise which means,”
Blachowicz wrote. “I’ll go away the decision for dialogue. What
occurred within the stands after the announcement, and what’s taking place
on-line proper now, is fairly telling.
“I recognize it, however the verdict is on the market, and sadly,
it can keep on my document. We hold shifting ahead, going for extra.
Your help has been enormous, and I’ll keep in mind this second for a
very long time.”
The previous 205-pound champion isn’t any stranger to slender verdicts on
the scorecards. Previous to dealing with Ulberg, Blachowicz fell to Alex
Pereira through cut up determination within the Brazilian’s gentle heavyweight
debut at UFC 291. And one battle earlier than that, he battled Magomed
Ankalaev to a cut up attract a battle for the vacant gentle
heavyweight crown at UFC 282.
Even at 42 years previous and coming off a big surgical procedure,
Blachowicz nonetheless proved himself to be a tough check for certainly one of
the division’s rising contenders. Regardless of the disappointing nature
of the defeat, he was in a position to recognize the opposite elements of his
return.
“This camp was top-of-the-line I’ve had. I missed this, each half
of this sport,” Blachowicz wrote. “The welcome and help throughout
battle week from the entire [UFC] workforce was superb — I knew you
missed me, however I didn’t comprehend it was like this. Thanks!”
