J. Blachowicz in a post-UFC Las Vegas 54. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube
Last Saturday (14), Jan Blachowicz emerged victorious after Aleksandar rakic injuring his knee in the third round of the main fight of UFC Las Vegas 54. In a post-event press conference, the Pole stated that his resistance made the difference in the duel and he believes he was 'stronger' than his opponent.
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“I will always be ready. I am a fighter, a warrior and I really wanted victory. Whether by knockout, technical knockout. But my body was stronger today. You saw the end of the story. I was ready for three, four or five rounds. He didn’t,” Blachowicz said.
It does not stop there. According to Jan, the kicking strategy served as a 'secret weapon' to get past Rakic. He also highlights that the Austrian's basic style made his movement easier.
“He was already slowing down and started to change the base. I knew he had started to feel my kicks. And that was one of my game plans. Kick the leg. He has long legs and leaves them exposed. I wanted him to worry about my hands and let me kick. It worked very well”, he concluded.
With the triumph, Blachowicz recovered from the defeat suffered by Glover Teixeira for the light heavyweight title (up to 93kg.). Now, the Pole is once again dreaming of a new opportunity to fight for the belt and has a record of 29 positive results and nine negative results.
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