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Błachowicz expects their main event bout to feature just about everything. He sees Ankalaev using clean strikes, good wrestling and high level techniques against him. Beating a fighter of Ankalaev’s caliber is always a challenge, but that’s what proving you’re the best in the world means to Błachowicz.
“Yeah, it’s going to be a tough fight. It will be an exciting fight and one that people will remember for a long time,” Błachowicz said. “But I don’t care about any of that. I am here to be a champion and to be the best in the world. I just want to beat him. I have sacrificed so much for this and I will prove that I am the best fighter.
Błachowicz isn’t looking past Ankalaev in any way, but it’s impossible for him not to consider the possibility that he has the chance to win the belt at UFC 282 and then turn around and defend his title against Teixeira in 2023.
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In October 2021, Teixeira submitted Błachowicz to become the light heavyweight champion. This defeat has been on Błachowicz’s mind since that day in Abu Dhabi and he would like the chance to recover it.
“It’s something I would love to do. I want to defend the belt against Glover one more time, but this time I want to prove to myself that I can beat him. I can fight a lot better than our first fight. It’s an image I’d like to make,” Błachowicz said with a hint of a smile. “If you check my rematch record, I’ve never lost.”
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