Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-05-14, pretty good mma fight: Jan Blachowicz vs Aleksandar Rakic gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2022).
Rakic vs Blachowicz is the main event of UFC Vegas 54 (also known as UFC on ESPN 36). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Jan Blachowicz record
The black belt in Bjj, former Ksw and former Ufc light-Hw champ Jan Blachowicz entered this fight with a professional mma record of 28-9-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world.
In his last three bouts he has beat Dominick Reyes (match ranked in the top 10 Users’ mma Fights of the Year 2020, Dominick Reyes vs Jan Blachowicz) and Israel Adesanya (Jan Blachowicz vs Israel Adesanya) but then he has lost to current #1 Ufc light-Hw champion Glover Teixeira (Jan Blachowicz vs Glover Teixeira).
Blachowicz’s next fight: Jan Blachowicz vs Magomed Ankalaev
Aleksandar Rakic record
His opponent, Aleksandar Rakic, has an official record of 14-2-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the light heavyweight division.
He was defeated by Volkan Oezdemir in 2019 (Volkan Oezdemir vs Aleksandar Rakic) but then he has won over Anthony Smith (Anthony Smith vs Aleksandar Rakic) and Thiago Santos (Thiago Santos vs Aleksandar Rakic).
Rakic’s next fight: Jiri Prochazka vs Aleksandar Rakic
UFC Vegas 54 info
Event: UFC on ESPN 36: Błachowicz vs. Rakic
Date: 2022-05-14
Where: UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Division: light heavyweight (205 lbs, 93 kg)
UFC Vegas 54 fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 54 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Jan Blachowicz vs Aleksandar Rakic
Ryan Spann vs Ion Cutelaba
Davey Grant vs Louis Smolka
Katlyn Chookagian vs Amanda Ribas
Frank Camacho vs Manuel Torres
Jake Hadley vs Allan Nascimento
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Viviane Araujo vs Andrea Lee
Michael Johnson vs Alan Patrick
Virna Jandiroba vs Angela Hill
Tatsuro Taira vs Carlos Candelario
Nick Maximov vs Andre Petroski
UFC Vegas 54 results
Here are the results of all the fights of UFC Vegas 54.
MAIN CARD
Jan Błachowicz def. Aleksandar Rakic via TKO r3
Ryan Spann def. Ion Cuțelaba via SUB r1
Davey Grant def. Louis Smolka via KO r3
Katlyn Chookagian def. Amanda Ribas via SD
Manuel Torres def. Frank Camacho via TKO r1
Allan Nascimento def. Jake Hadley via UD
PRELIMINARY CARD
Viviane Araujo def. Andrea Lee via UD
Michael Johnson def. Alan Patrick via KO r2
Virna Jandiroba def. Angela Hill via UD
Tatsuro Taira def. Carlos Candelario via UD
Andre Petroski def. Nick Maximov via SUB r1
UFC Vegas 54 pre-fight press conference
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UFC Vegas 54 weigh-in
Watch the official video of UFC Vegas 54: Blachowicz vs Rakic weigh-in!
Blachowicz vs Rakic full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the fight Jan Blachowicz vs Aleksandar Rakic as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights – spanish
Blachowicz vs Rakic result
Jan Blachowicz defeated Aleksandar Rakic via TKO (knee injury) at 1:11, round 3.
Blachowicz vs Rakic post-fight interview
Watch the official video of Aleksandar Rakic vs Jan Blachowicz post-fight octagon interview.
UFC Vegas 54 post-fight press conference
Watch the video of UFC Vegas 54 post-fight press conference from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
UFC Vegas 54 bonus awards
UFC Vegas 54 Fight of the Night: Katlyn Chookagian vs Amanda Ribas
UFC Vegas 54 Performance of the Night: Ryan Spann and Manuel Torres