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A high-stakes, potential UFC light heavyweight title-eliminator, between the #1 ranked former division champion, Jan Blachowicz, and the #3 ranked surging contender, Aleksandar Rakic is slated to take main event status at a UFC Fight Night event on March 26. — with a location or venue for the showcase yet to be determined by the organization.
Making his first walk since dropping his undisputed light heavyweight crown, Polish veteran, Blachowicz returns for the first time since October where he headlined UFC 267 on ‘Fight Island’ in a second round rear-naked choke loss to Minas Gerais veteran, Glover Teixeira.
Undefeated in his last two Octagon walks, Vienna, Austria-born contender, Rakic returns for the first time since knocking back one-time title challenger, common-foe, Thiago Santos at UFC 259 in March in the form of a forgettable unanimous decision win. Ariel Helwani was first to report the pairing of Blachowicz and Rakic.
28-9 as a professional, Blachowicz, a former KSW light heavyweight kingpin to boot, suffered the snapping of his impressive five-fight winning spree by Brazilian favorite, Teixeira back in October — as well as dropping his…
