The former Light Heavyweight champion and the #1 contender Jan Blachowicz will take on the #3 Aleksandar Rakic in the main event of UFC Fight Night this weekend in a face-off that was originally scheduled for March.
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The winner of the night will surely make a statement since it’s likely to be followed by a shot at the title match against the winner of the UFC 275 main event Glover Teixeira vs Jiri Prochazka, taking place next month.
It will be interesting to see him come back in action on UFC Fight Night. Blachowicz is likely to meet his old adversary Texeira again if they both win their respective fights.
Aleksandar “Rocket” Rakic, though less experienced, will serve no easy competition for Blachowicz either. The Siberian fighter has quite a record in UFC. He has won 14 of his 15 fights. His last win was against Thiago Santos by a unanimous decision earlier this year in March.
How to watch Jan Blachowicz vs Aleksandar Rakic
Here’s how can enjoy the UFC Fight Night headliner between Jan Blachowicz vs Aleksandar Rakic.
In the US: 10 p.m. ET (Saturday), the main event ring walk is scheduled for 12 a.m. ET.
In the UK: 3 a.m. BST (Sunday), Main even ring walk: 5 a.m. BST.
In Canada: 10 p.m. ET (Saturday), main event ring walk: 12 a.m. ET.
In Poland: 4 p.m. CET (Saturday), main event ring walk: 6 p.m. CET
The event will be hosted at Apex Facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The timings are subjected to change according to the length of the undercard fights.
The fight will be broadcasted on ESPN+ in the U.S. with BT Sport broadcasting the fight for UK fans. The preliminary fights are expected to start at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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In the co-main event, Ion Cutelaba faces #13 ranked contender Ryan Spann, in another explosive Light Heavyweight showdown. Women’s featherweight contender Katlyn Chookagian vs #9 ranked strawweight Amanda Ribas is also included in the main card.
Blachowicz vs Rakic Fight card:
Main card
Jan Blachowicz vs. Aleksandar Rakic; Light heavyweight
Ryan Spann vs. Ion Cutelaba; Light heavyweight
Davey Grant vs. Louis Smolka; Bantamweight
Katlyn Chookagian vs. Amanda Ribas; Women’s flyweight
Frank Camacho vs. Manuel Torres; Lightweight
Jake Hadley vs. Allan Nascimento; Flyweight
Prelims
Viviane Araujo vs. Andrea Lee; Women’s flyweight
Michael Johnson vs. Alan Patrick; Lightweight
Virna Jandiroba vs. Angela Hill; Women’s strawweight
Tatsuro Taira vs. Carlos Candelario; Flyweight
Nick Maximov vs. Andre Petroski; Middleweight
