Jan Maciej Błachowicz (born February 24, 1983) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. A professional since 2007, he also competed for KSW and is the former KSW Light Heavyweights Champion.
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Jan Maciej Błachowicz (born February 24, 1983) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. A professional since 2007, he also competed for KSW and is the former KSW Light Heavyweights Champion. He was the second Polish champion in UFC history, after Joanna Jędrzejczyk and the first male Polish champion. In January 2014, after completing a 17–3 record on the European scene, he signed a contract to fight in the light heavyweight division of the UFC. In his UFC debut, he faced Ilir Latifi on October 4, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 53. He next faced Igor Pokrajac on April 10, 2016, atUFC Fight Night 86. He lost the fight via unanimous decision on February 3, 2016.
In July 2015, he was expected to face Jimi Manuwa, but was pulled from the bout on July 30 in favor of Corey Anderson. He then faced Alexander Gustafsson on September 3, 2015. He won the fight by unanimous decision. In October 2016, he lost a fight to Saint Saint-Jacques Ovince Preux. In November, he won a fight against Anthony Johnson, but the bout was cancelled due to an injury to Johnson. In December, he defeated Christian M’Pumbu via armbar at KSW 9. In March, he beat Nikolai Onikienko in the second round of a KSW <95 kg tournament. In April, he knocked out the undefeated Brazilian Julio Brutus with a high kick-right hook combination.
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