Jan Blachowicz Challenges Kamaru Usman After ‘Scorn’ Remarks on Size and Fighting Style

Allan Binoy | 26/05/2024
Jan Blachowicz Challenges Kamaru Usman After ‘Scorn’ Remarks on Size and Fighting Style

Jan Blachowicz wants Kamaru Usman to put his money where his mouth is. Usman had called out Blachowicz despite the Polish fighter being two weight divisions above, fighting at light heavyweight. Despite it not being common for fighters to move up two divisions, Usman is open to the possibility, and Blachowicz doesn’t want him to pull any punches.

Champions usually go up or down in weight to become double champions. However, in very rare cases such as BJ Penn, some fighters have fought in multiple weight classes.

Kamaru Usman aims to join this list of elite fighters by fighting Blachowicz. The Polish fighter has, of course, accepted the challenge via a tweet on X,

“If you still feel the same about it @USMAN84kg, let’s go. I will be ready.”

 

Jan Blachowicz is prepared to fight the former champion at light heavyweight and Kamaru Usman is currently on the lookout for an opponent. But even if the fight does happen, Usman will have to gain considerable weight and train as a light heavyweight. So it would be a while before we see these two warriors lay it out in the octagon.

But if you think that this would discourage them, think again. Usman doesn’t make sporadic statements. He has thought this through and even has a game plan modeled after the former Light Heavyweight Champion Glove Teixeira.

Kamaru Usman will emulate Glover Teixeira in the light heavyweight division

Kamaru Usman is calling for a fight at 205lbs because he thinks it favors him. The Nigerian Nightmare was once a P4P #1 and is widely regarded as the best welterweight of all time. But that time has passed him by and the welterweight title no longer remains a viable option.

Besides, at his peak, Usman fought and beat the who’s who of the division. He did circles around them. So when he says power won’t be an issue for him in the light heavyweight division, we will take his word for it.

He has a plan similar to that of Glover Teixeira as he revealed on the Pound 4 Pound podcast.

“Everybody’s got power when the fight starts, but you grab their leg and you drag him down… the fight completely changes. And that’s exactly what I was gonna do. Glover Texeira did the exact same thing.”

 

He’s not wrong. Texeira did it rather successfully. Khabib Nurmagomedov did it, Volk does it, and so does Islam. And truth be told, Usman is being a bit humble here. He’s done it fairly often during his long title reign. So, whenever this fight materializes, one can only hope that Blachowicz comes prepared.

Post Edited By: Smrutisnat Jena
Jan Blachowicz Kamaru Usman

About the author

Avatar photo

Allan Binoy

Allan Binoy is a MMA journalist at The SportsRush. Taken to the sport in 2015, thanks to a certain Conor McGregor, Allan has himself dabbled in the martial arts. And having graduated from Loyola College, Chennai, with a degree in English Literature, he has learnt to use his love for language to have a voice in the MMA community. Allan has been writing about the gladiatorial stories for more than three years now and has pursued excellence at a number of reputable media organizations, covering every UFC PPV in the last couple of years. In addition to this, the southpaw is also a semi-professional soccer player for Diego Juniors FC in Pune, playing in the Pune Super Division League.

Don’t miss these