Jan Blachowicz gets win after Aleksandar Rakic injury

An unlucky harm to Aleksandar Rakic offers Jan Blachowicz win in first combat since dropping gentle heavyweight title at UFC Vegas 54.

Jan Blachowicz received his path again to the UFC gentle heavyweight championship off on the fitting foot with a victory over Aleksandar Rakic in the primary occasion of UFC Vegas 54.

Sadly, whereas the combat was wonderful for the time it lasted, the combat ended with an harm. After Blachowicz hit a low kick, Rakic stepped again and one thing in his proper leg appeared to pop, bringing the combat to a halt.

Jan Blachowicz defeats Aleksandar Rakic when Rakic injures leg mid-fight at UFC Vegas 54

The harm began early for each males of their preliminary exchanges. Blachowicz labored his combos and had Rakic consuming low kicks, although a few jabs from Rakic opened up a lower underneath Blachowicz’s left eye. Blachowicz clipped Rakic and landed a few strikes on the within earlier than Rakic recovered.

Rakic scored a takedown early within the second, however Blachowicz countered and received a triangle choke in briefly. As soon as Rakic received out and on prime, nonetheless, the spherical was all his. Rakic labored over Blachowicz in a dominant place, together with touchdown a few elbows.

The harm from low kicks ended up being an excessive amount of for Rakic within the third spherical. After a robust begin to the spherical from Blachowicz, Rakic stepped again and one thing in his leg appeared to present out, inflicting him to go down in ache.

This was Blachowicz’s first combat since losing the UFC light heavyweight championship to Glover Teixeira at UFC 267 in October.

UFC Vegas 54: Jan Błachowicz vs. Aleksandar Rakić takes place on Saturday, Could 14, 2022, reside from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, NV. Observe together with FanSided MMA who will probably be onsite for all of your information and highlights.