Jan Blachowicz will soon become a “general” in heavy.
The defending champion of Light Heavyweight recently said that on James Lynch's podcast that he would soon join the ranks of heavy fighters – weight classes that are quite competitive at UFC.
“I think about 2 or 3, right, about 2 or 3 matches, I will prepare to step up the Heavyweight weight class,” Jan Blachowicz said.
“It would be a big move in my career. For the reason, it was because I was also relatively older. When I get older, the trimming of each match will not be easy anymore, not to mention I am passionate about eating.”
“So moving to Heavyweight will definitely be part of my upcoming plan.”
Jan Blachowicz emerged and eventually became the champion of the Light Heavyweight weight class thanks to battles with Alexander Gustafsson, Luke Rockhold, Ronaldo Souza, … His only regret was not being able to encounter Jon Jones – perhaps this would come true when he really stepped up heavy.
Even so, Blachowicz still plans to complete a few battles to protect the belt first. Jan Blachowicz has only protected the belt once, before the challenge of the defending champion Middleweight Israel Adesanya at UFC 259. Poland will face Glover Teixeira on October 30 at UFC 267, with the expectation of pulling his winning series to 6 consecutive games.
Jan Blachowicz also said he would immediately target the heavy championship, or any position close to the championship as possible. Therefore, Francis nunnou or Ciryl Gane will be in the sight of Blachowicz.
Meanwhile, Jon Jones's journey of stepping up Heavyweight, which seemed to have started in 2020, are still in the “waiting state”.
Jon Jones intended to compete for heavy belt in the first match, but the agreement with UFC was unsuccessful. Up to the present time, despite updating regular training, “Bones” Jones do not have any new matches.