At the end of 2023, Jan Blachowicz announced that he needed surgery on both roles. Before the injury, the former UFC champion Light Heavyweight is expected to have a match against Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 297 in January 2024. But then he had to withdraw from the match to perform the shoulder surgery.
The Polish boxer shared on his personal Instagram page over the weekend, he was about to undergo a second shoulder injury surgery.
“What to do … I have to face the role of role again. However, I am very happy to have overcome this challenge. And I will return stronger in the near future,” Jan Blachowic shared emotionally.
Jan Blachowicz won the Light Heavyweight weight championship in September 2020. After that, he had a battle to protect the belt against the Middlewael Israeli Adesanya weighing champion in March 2021. The Polish boxer became the first punch to defeat the 'Spider -Man' at UFC.
The way to return to Jan Blachowicz's belt by winning TKO against rival Aleksandar Rakic in May 2022. However, the controversial draw with Magomed Ankalaev in December 2022 made him unable to participate in a high position on the rankings. Last July, 41 -year -old boxer defeated against Alex Pereira in the match launch of the Light Heavyweight of the former Middleweight weight champion.