Jan Blachowicz is not pleased with Jiri Prochazka’s decision to pursue a Glover Teixeira rematch for his first UFC title defense.
After Prochazka (29-3-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) claimed the light heavyweight title with a fifth-round submission of Teixeira (33-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) at UFC 275 in June, the frontrunner for the next crack at gold appeared to be Blachowicz (29-9 MMA, 12-6 UFC).
The former champ Blachowicz is coming off a win over Aleksandar Rakic after losing the strap to Teixeira in September, and he and Prochazka both agreed a showdown made sense. But then Teixeira began to push hard for an immediate rematch, and the narrative changed.