Jan Blachowicz is arguably the biggest light heavyweight underdog on the whole fight card and he hails from Poland. His opponent however, is a two time former champion of this weight division (light heavyweight) and is making his return to the octagon after a sabbatical.
Despite his lack of experience, we can tell you that Blachowicz has potential and is techinically very gifted. His strength is on his two feet and he does his best to keep the fight going vertically at all times. Blachowicz has a quick sharp jab which he uses to unleash a variety of other quick punches with both hands. He is a well rounded fighter and makes good use of his legs as well. Even though he is not exactly the most agile in the weight division, he has shown remarkable improvement in terms of footwork which only seems to keep getting better and better with every fight.
Coming to his weaknesses which the experienced Gustafsson will be looking to exploit. Blachowicz is defensively naive and leaves himself open to potentially fatal blows far too often. We are sure he has been told this plenty times by his coach and we will be looking closely to see if he is making a conscious effort to defend better. Blachowicz is also not the best grappler and Gustafsson’s startegy might just be to get the fight to the ground as soon as possible and keep it there for as long as possible.
Author : Rory McGregor
