Jan Blachowicz continues to be just a little salty over his loss to Alex Pereira.
Via 5 fights within the mild heavyweight division, ‘Poatan’ has regarded rattling close to unstoppable, but when there’s one man who got here near besting the Brazilian boogeyman, it was Blachowicz.
Welcoming Pereira to the division in July 2023, Blachowicz largely leaned on his world-class wrestling, however finally got here up brief on the scorecards, struggling a razor-close cut up choice loss. Within the eyes of two judges, Pereira’s strike complete of 112 to Blachowicz’s 82 was sufficient to negate the Polish powerhouse’s seven and a half minutes of management time all through the three-round affair.
With Blachowicz set to make his long-awaited return to the Octagon on March 22 when the promotion heads again to London, he has his sights set on an eventual rematch with Pereira.
“It’s good. Plenty of issues occurred over there with out me, so I’m just a little bit jealous as a result of, you recognize, they will combat, however not me,” Blachowicz mentioned throughout an look on the Consider You Me podcast with Michael Bisping. “However now I’m again, you recognize. Yeah, Pereira is a giant star proper now. He’s in nice type in his profession, however, you recognize, he did a terrific job over there. Plenty of expertise he gained in these fights. However, you recognize, I’m able to beat him once more.”
Jan Blachowicz faces a troublesome check in his octagon return
However earlier than Blachowicz can get one other crack at Pereira, he’ll need to get previous rising mild heavyweight contender Carlos Ulberg.
After shedding his UFC debut again in 2021, Ulberg has been on an absolute tear, successful seven straight together with 4 first-round finishes over Tafon Nchukwi, Nicolae Negumereanu, Ihor Potiera, and Alonzo Menifield.
For Blachowicz, it’ll be his first time competing since his loss to Alex Pereira at UFC 291.
