Jan Blachowicz was able to stop Corey Anderson in the very first round at UFC Fight Night 167 and he believes that he has done enough to be next in line for a title shot.
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Blachowicz put Corey Anderson to sleep at UFC Rio Rancho. He landed a devastating punch that put Anderson on the mat and followed with a ground strike, which completely knocked out Anderson. Luckily for Blachowicz, the light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones was cageside witnessing the action.
Anderson and Blachowicz first fought in 2015, in which Blachowicz lost. However, he was able to avenge his loss in a rematch.
With regard to his preparation, Blachowicz said, “We trained that shot all the time in training. We knew that he would try to use his boxing to take me down. He used his boxing to take down Johnny Walker, but that’s good for me because I like stand up fighting.”
Jan Blachowicz calls out Jon Jones
Post-fight, Blachowicz reiterated that he is next in line for the belt. “They were wrong about me, I proved that I am the best in the world and I proved that I am the next contender for the title shot,” Blachowicz said.
“You promised me on the show Jon, I am next. Let’s do this, tell me where and when. Give me the place and time.”
"If [Jon Jones] wants [to fight], I want [to fight]; UFC, let's do this."@JanBlachowicz is willing to wait for a title shot, "but not too long" (via @arielhelwani) pic.twitter.com/dTdEq5HyHn
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) February 17, 2020
Blachowicz also appeared on the ESPN+ Post Fight Show where he asked Jon Jones to give him the date and place. Blachowicz also said that if UFC goes with jones vs Reyes 2 next then he is willing to wait for his turn at the title, but “not too long”. The Polish Fighter stated that his team will get in touch with UFC soon to try and get the Jones fight next.
Although the fight did not last long, a lot was going on behind the scenes. When Blachowicz and Anderson first fought in 2015, Blachowicz got dominated by Anderson for the majority of the fight. But since then, he has improved a lot. He credits his team for his achievements. Blachowicz also mentioned that he worked on his cardio by training well ahead of the fight in New Mexico.
Blachowicz will wait out in case Jones and Reyes rematches first. He said that he is ready for Jones and within 2 to 3 weeks he will be ready to sign the contract.
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