Can Jan Blachowicz state his case?
In all this talk about who should be placed where in line for the next shot at Jones, Blachowicz (25-8 MMA, 8-5 UFC) has somehow become the forgotten man.
Maybe that’s because the Poland native was finished by Santos around this time last year, but that was Blachowicz’s only loss in a seven-fight stretch dating back nearly three years. Consider how Blachowicz has rebounded, as well: With a vicious knockout of Luke Rockhold (beating a former middleweight champion who was going up in weight looks better in hindsight than it did at the time, following Reyes’ performance against Jones after finishing Chris Weidman), and a win over former Strikeforce champion Ronaldo Souza.
If Blachowicz can also stop Anderson’s biggest career run cold, it’s going to be hard to keep him outside the title picture looking in much longer.
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