Jan Blachowicz still wants a shot at Jon Jones. The Polish fighter won the vacant light heavyweight title Saturday when he stopped Dominick Reyes in the co-main event of UFC 253 in Abu Dhabi. Blachowicz (27-8 MMA, 10-5 UFC) won the belt Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) vacated in August for a move up to the heavyweight division

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Now champion, Jan Blachowicz still eyes Jon Jones: ‘He promised me this fight’ – MMA Junkie

Jan Blachowicz still wants a shot at Jon Jones. The Polish fighter won the vacant light heavyweight title Saturday when he stopped Dominick Reyes in the co-main event of UFC 253 in Abu Dhabi. Blachowicz (27-8 MMA, 10-5 UFC) won the belt Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) vacated in August for a move up to the heavyweight division. Yet, despite announcing a move up in weight classes, Blachowicz still has his eyes on the man many consider to be the greatest of all time. “Right now we can talk about him because I didn’t want to talk about him before the fight because my opponent was Dominick (Reyes),” Blachowicz said at the post-fight press conference. “Now I don’t have an opponent, so Jon Jones why not?

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Now champion, Jan Blachowicz still eyes Jon Jones: ‘He promised me this fight’ – MMA Junkie