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RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO – FEBRUARY 15: Jan Blachowicz of Poland walks to the Octagon prior to his light heavyweight bout against Corey Anderson during the UFC Fight Night event at Santa Ana Star Center on February 15, 2020 in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO – FEBRUARY 15: Jan Blachowicz of Poland walks to the Octagon prior to his light heavyweight bout against Corey Anderson during the UFC Fight Night event at Santa Ana Star Center on February 15, 2020 in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
UFC Fight Night 205, scheduled for March 26, 2022, just took a massive hit. The main event (Jan Blachowicz vs Aleksandar Rakic) of the card is now off as the Pole withdrew due to an injury.
‘The Polish Power’ was looking to bounce back from his title fight defeat to Glover Teixeira at UFC 267, but he will have to postpone his intentions to ascend to the top as his fight has been rescheduled. MMA Kultura first reported the news.
Jan Blachowicz vs Aleksandar Rakic on March 26th is OFF.
Blachowicz has suffered an injury that has forced him out the fight on March 26th.
The fight has been rescheduled to a later date.
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— MMA Kultura (@MmaKultura) January 27, 2022
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Rakic, who sits at #3 in the rankings, will have to wait a little longer to make his case for a title shot.
‘Rocket‘ has won six of his seven fights in the promotion and is currently on a two-fight win streak. The Austrian mixed martial artist has defeated former title contenders, Anthony Smith, and Thiago Santos, in his last two fights.
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UFC Fight Night 205 already has some interesting fights on the card. However, it is not yet clear whether the UFC will add another fight to the card or promote an already scheduled bout to top billing.
UFC Fight Night 205 has some interesting fights
Despite losing the main event of the card, the event on March 26 has some great fights. One of the fights is a huge flyweight clash between Askar Askarov and Kai Kara-France. A win for either man will help them stake a claim to a title shot.
Askarov, who made his promotional debut in 2019, is ranked number 2 in the division. ‘Bullet’ entered the promotion as an undefeated fighter and has remained unbeaten in his next four outings. His last fight was against Joseph Benavidez at UFC 259, and he won the bout via a unanimous decision.
Kai Kara-France vs. Askar Askarov targeted for March 26 UFC event https://t.co/OaxDVdLTEu pic.twitter.com/sFyRRLUSvK
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‘Don’t Blink,’ meanwhile, is coming off a dominant first-round KO win over former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt.
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The card will also feature a welterweight bout between MMA veteran Matt Brown and Bryan Barberena. Neil Magny is also scheduled to make a return against Max Griffin.
UFC will need to make a decision quickly about what they will do about the main event. Do you think the UFC should book another fight? Let us know in the comments!
