Jan Blachowicz gave the impression to be in good spirits as he broke his silence following his loss in opposition to Navajo Stirling at UFC Belgrade.
Regardless of being the underdog coming into the battle, the 43-year-old made a robust begin to the battle. Over a minute into the primary spherical, Blachowicz clipped Stirling with a left hand jab that nearly dropped him.
Nevertheless, the New Zealander picked himself up, and over a minute later, he stung and dropped the Pole with a tough proper, earlier than unleashing a flurry of punches and elbows to earn a first-round TKO win.
The unloading of innumerable strikes from Stirling additionally opened up a deep lower in Blachowicz’s face, as he was left bloodied after the loss.
Extra not too long ago, Blachowicz took to Instagram to share an replace of his stitched-up face, with the caption:
It’s what it’s. One other one for the gathering. #LegendaryPolishPower
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The loss left the Pole winless in over 4 years, along with his final victory coming in opposition to Aleksandar Rakic, manner again in Might 2022. Since then, Blachowicz has had 3 losses and a pair of attracts.
Stirling, in the meantime, stays unbeaten in his skilled MMA profession, now 11-0 (5-0 within the UFC).
Former Rival Presents Jan Blachowicz Phrases of Assist Following UFC Belgrade Loss
A former rival of Jan Blachowicz dropped a remark beneath his Instagram submit, providing phrases of help to the 43-year-old. It was Glover Teixeira.
The Brazilian wrote:
You’re nice warrior, hold your head up champ.
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It’s value noting that Blachowicz misplaced his UFC gentle heavyweight title to Teixeira again in October 2021. After having overwhelmed Dominick Reyes to put his fingers on the belt, the Pole defended his title as soon as (in opposition to Israel Adesanya) to arrange a bout in opposition to the Brazilian.
In solely the second spherical of the battle, Teixeira submitted Blachowicz (by way of rear-naked choke), to earn the victory.
