Jan Blachowicz Open to Defending Title vs. Teixeira if Adesanya Can’t Wait Until March
Jan Blachowicz came away impressed by the seemingly ageless Glover Teixeira after the Brazilian veteran dispatched Thiago Santos in the UFC on ESPN 17 headliner Saturday night.
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“If Adesanya can’t wait till March, let’s go.”
Great fight and incredible run by @gloverteixeira. You totally deserve to fight for the title and get taste of the #LegendaryPolishPower.
— Jan Blachowicz (@JanBlachowicz) November 8, 2020
If Adesanya can't wait till March, let's go #UFCVegas13
Last week, UFC president Dana White announced that Blachowicz would make his first light heavyweight title defense against 185-pound champion Israel Adesanya at a future event. Meanwhile, the Polish veteran revealed that he wouldn’t be able to return to action until March at the earliest, citing the birth of his first child along with the ongoing COVID-19 situation in his home country.
"I can fight in March with anybody," Blachowicz said. "It's no problem for me. But I cannot fight any earlier than March. If Israel wants to wait, no problem.
"In Poland right now, the situation is not so good, and we don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, the day after tomorrow. Right now we train normally, but nobody knows what our government is preparing for. We'll see what's going to happen later.”
Teixeira’s five-bout winning streak, which includes finishes of Santos and Anthony Smith, both of whom went the distance against Jon Jones, has made things more complicated in the light heavyweight division. UFC president Dana White acknowledged that the 41-year-old is deserving of another shot at 205-pound gold on the ESPN+ post-fight show.
“It’s something we need to figure out,” White said. “But I heard him, I agree with him and I’m taking him serious. I’m not going to doubt this guy anymore.”
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