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If Jan Blachowicz gets his energy under control, he is confident he has all the tools to beat Carlos Ulberg at UFC London.
Former champion Blachowicz (29-10-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC) returns to face Ulberg (12-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 255 on March 22 at the O2 Arena in London .
Blachowicz has not competed since a split decision loss to current UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira in July 2023. The fight took place in Salt Lake City and Blachowicz says his performance was affected by the high altitude – and that’s something he’s focusing on for this training camp.
“It’s a secret now, but I have to change something,” Blachowicz told Home of Fight about his training camp. “Because (I’m) almost 42, I have to train a little differently, but we’ll do similar things. I know how to hit people. I know how to fight. I need to focus on this.” Most of all – I don’t want to get tired in the fight.
“So I have to concentrate on cardio training. I have everything. I have amazing punching power, I have good punching power, I have good wrestling, I have a good jiu-jitsu game. I have to.” Focus on cardio because last time with Pereira my breathing was very heavy and I don’t want to make that mistake again.
With a win over streaking contender Ulberg, Blachowicz hopes to win the title.
“He’s a standup fighter. I’m a standup fighter,” Blachowicz said of Ulberg. “But you know, if I have to use my wrestling, I will. It’s MMA, but I like to fight standing up, so people will definitely see a lot of punches.”
“He is a very good fighter, has a good left hand and good footwork. I’m excited. Seven wins in a row, great. It’s time to stop him. I’ll just talk about the title shot, nothing else.”
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