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In the middle weight of up to 84 kilograms, Adesany lacks competition, he has collected twenty respectable wins in his almost ten-year career in mixed martial arts, he has not lost once, he has defeated all nine opponents in the elite world organization UFC and became one of its champions.
He rightly wanted more. Ambitions drove the black sovereign to long for the second belt.
He liked the semi-heavy category up to 93 kilograms, which the Czech representative Jiří Procházka had to watch very closely. “I will become a legend,” Adesanya, 31, prophesied.
That can still happen, but not right away. He was put into reality on Sunday morning by his opponent Jan Blachowicz, the UFC champion in semi-heavyweight. The 38-year-old Pole defended the belt in a five-round battle (for points) and arranged for Adesany to feel prime minister defeated.
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If experts were already preparing an explanation of how Adesanya exceeded the usual limits of competitors and why she deserved to stand alongside other two-time champions Conor McGregor, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes and Henryjo Cejud, they had to cut.
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This time the more humble man succeeded. The underrated one and the less attractive one. “You should start to respect me more,” the Polish veteran thundered after winning.
Adesanya and Blachowicz are in the public eye for weeks before the match. The focus was on Nigerians. At a traditional press conference just before the tournament, Blachowicz had to answer a minimum of questions, all of which were of interest to his challenger.
Blachowicz was more of a story. The mandatory but replaceable element of the scenario. It makes sense. It is not often that someone has a chance to have two belts at once, moreover, the Pole is not an engaging speaker, he is significantly behind the stronger individuals.
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For some a more sympathetic approach, for some less interesting.
At the same time, there is a significant story behind Blachowicz. In the first six matches in the UFC (2014 to 2017), he scored two wins and four defeats. When something broke, he returned to his former coach Robert Jocz in Warsaw, whom he left, and began to win.
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He has won eight times since then, losing only once – by the way, at the historically first UFC tournament in Prague with Thiag Santos. He became the semi-heavyweight champion last September, when he defeated Dominick Reyes, Jiří Procházka’s May rival.
He defended for the first time this weekend. “And successfully. I finally proved to you that I am a true champion. You can’t underestimate me from now on, but you know what? I don’t care anyway, “he said.
“Well, it didn’t go according to plan, but if I was to lose to someone, it couldn’t be better than Janek. Good man, dear. A true champion, “Adesanya bowed to him.
Watch a short video from the match:
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He too could win, in the first three rounds there was no significant difference between the two, until in the fourth and fifth rounds Blachowicz dominated. He got Adesanya on his back and never let him go. Although he did not significantly harm him, he looked after his opponent experienced, even thanks to the visible weight advantage.
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“Israel had a chance to become great, I can’t blame it. But Janek resisted the challenge as a guy and Adesanya should return to medium weight, “thinks UFC President Dana White.
“He will definitely never forget me, I’m his first conqueror, that’s what the win tastes better,” rejoices Blachowicz again.
The Polish champion in the next match is most likely waiting for Glover Teixeira, a 41-year-old Brazilian. But then? This could be a chance for Jiří Procházka.
Assuming he defeats Dominick Reyes in May.
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