Jan Maciej Błachowicz (Polish: ; born February 24, 1983) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. A professional since 2007, he also competed for KSW and is the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion. He is the second Polish champion in UFC history, after Joanna Jędrzejczyk, and the first male Polish champion. As of March 29, 2021 he is #8 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.
Background
Growing up in Cieszyn, Błachowicz started training martial arts – initially judo at the age of nine – due to the influence of action movies.
Mixed martial arts career
KSW
Błachowicz entered in KSWs inaugural