Alex Pereira and Jan Błachowicz are set to take on in the co-main occasion of UFC 291. The fight was at first anticipated to be a title remover, however the existing light heavyweight champ, Jamahal Hill, has actually considering that left the title due to an injury. Some fans hypothesize that the bout might now be updated to a fight for the uninhabited title.
Ahead of the fight, Pereira dismissed Błachowicz’s credibility as a power-puncher, specifying that he is simply a regular fighter. Pereira referenced his own triumphes over Israel Adesanya in kickboxing and MMA, showing that he is not quickly knocked out.
Błachowicz is understood for his knockout power, having actually formerly beat Luke Rockhold to end up being the UFC light heavyweight champ. He safeguarded his title against previous middleweight champ Israel Adesanya, winning by consentaneous choice.
To end up being the champ, Błachowicz dealt with Dominick Reyes at UFC 253. Reyes had actually formerly controversially lost to Jon Jones. However, Błachowicz controlled the fight and eventually TKO’d Reyes in the 2nd round, satisfying his champion dreams.
