UFC 259: Jan Blachowicz envisions early head kick KO of Israel Adesanya
- ‘I am not afraid of him … after our fight he will be 20-1,’ Blachowicz says
- ‘We see his holes. Where we can put our fists on his face,’ adds light heavyweight champ
Light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz is envisioning knocking out Israel Adesanya at UFC 259 – with an early head kick.
Blachowicz (27-8) is set to defend his crown for the first time on March 6 in the Las Vegas headliner, against the organisation’s middleweight champ and newest superstar, in what is the highest-profile opportunity of his career.
However, the 37-year-old Pole heads into this potentially life-altering moment just as he did his previous bouts.
“I don’t focus on [Adesanya], I focus on me,” Blachowicz told SCMP MMA. “I don’t focus on him and his hype and stuff like this. I focus on my shape, about my cardio, about my strengths. I’m focused on everything around me, not around him.
“He’s just another opponent and I just have to beat him. And this is one thing I have in my head right now, nothing else.”
The undefeated Nigerian-Kiwi Adesanya (20-0) has built an almost mystical aura of invincibility around him, storming to the undisputed 185-pound title after less than two years in the promotion.