UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blachowicz recently spoke to MMA Fighting. The reigning king of 205 discussed a number of topics during the interview, including what it would take for him to have a rematch against Israel Adesanya.
Jan Blachowicz and Adesanya faced in the main event of UFC 259, with Adesanya suffering the first loss of his MMA career. Blachowicz took the win via unanimous decision, using his size advantage to overpower the smaller Adesanya and control the fight until the end of the fifth round.
“He [Adesanya] was completely what we expect. He does everything that we thought he was going to do,’ Blachowicz told MMA Fighting. “Two things was different. I thought that he would be a little bit faster than he was but also he was a little bit stronger than I think he will be. Those were the things that I expected. But the rest of the things was exactly what we expected he was going to be.”
Jan Blachowicz on Rematch
‘I feel even much better than when I beat Dominick Reyes,’ Blachowicz continued. ‘Because now I proved that I’m a real champion. I deserve this belt. I not only get this belt but I defended this belt. It tastes a little bit better. I’m just proud. It tastes a little bit better than when I won against Dominick Reyes.’
Jan Blachowicz finished by giving the conditions for a potential rematch against the current UFC Middleweight Champion. ‘I think if he would come back to our division or stay in this division, of course the rematch may be in the future but first of all he needs to win against someone from top 10 and then maybe the rematch.’
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