Jan Blachowicz challenged Jon Jones to return to the light heavyweight division after winning the UFC title with a knockout performance on Fight Island. Copyright 2020 Shazzu, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Several Muay Thai, grappling, and jiu-jitsu titles, Ranks in any martial arts styles: BJJ black belt, Favorite grappling technique: kimura, rear-naked choke, Favorite Striking technique: left high kick, left straight, Light Heavyweight Champion Like, super fucking insane on so many levels?! The UFC light heavyweight said he regularly returns to a forest in his hometown of Warsaw, Poland, to touch the rope used by a man he found who’d hanged himself. What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? Zarówno dla mnie, jak i dla całego środowiska MMA to dowód na to, że nasza dyscyplina jest nie tylko popularna, ale również zauważalna przez najważniejsze osoby w Polsce. I turned professional in MMA in 2007. Blachowicz defeated Dominick Reyes by second-round TKO in the co-main event of UFC 253 to become the new UFC light heavyweight champion. Jan Blachowicz is brushing shoulders with world leaders. Simon Head of MMA Junkie provided the following translation of what Blachowicz wrote on Instagram: “Thank you very much for the invitation from Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. Security guard at the clubs. I don't think I'd want to remind myself of that moment constantly, to the level of RETURNING TO THE SCENE to grab the fuckin noose the guy was on for special powers! To zaszczyt być ambasadorem tego niesamowitego sportu. I mean, I'm speechless. TRAINING: In the morning, I train with the entire team, and in the evening, I work with my coach individually. The Witcher – a character from the fantasy book. “There was huge demand in Paris for hanging rope as a lucky charm, it reported, noting that French gamblers and the superstitious had to rely on suicides for pieces,” the paper adds. Both for me and the entire MMA community, it proves that our discipline is not only popular, but also noticeable by the most important people in Poland. Blachowicz doesn’t say when he found the man, whom he encountered while walking his dog and initially mistook for alive. Follow us on Twitter for updates, and subscribe to our YouTube channel for exclusive interviews, lists, news updates and predictions. If you don’t believe me, check for yourself.”. I can't wait for my debut. • Adam Guz/KPRM, A post shared by Jan Blachowicz (@janblachowicz) on Sep 30, 2020 at 3:39am PDT. Light heavyweights Jan Blachowicz and Jacare Souza talk after Blachowicz's split decision win. “‘That’s what people believed in the old days.’ I checked the internet, and sure enough, that is exactly what people thought and believed in. Blachowicz won the championship belt in the 205-pound weight class after his impressive power was one of the keys to success over Dominick Reyes at the behind-closed-doors UFC 253 show on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? According to Blachowicz, the rope is a good luck charm that’s had “a 90 percent success rate since I started doing this.”. PlayBarstool's Rough N' Rowdy Free-To-Play Game Is Here, Frank Pepe Pizzeria Naploetana - Chestnut Hill.