UFC light-heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz thought Israel Adesanya offered him a job as his personal bodyguard after their title fight last weekend. Blachowicz retained his 205lb crown against the previously-undefeated Nigerian-born Kiwi last weekend in the main event of UFC 259 in Las Vegas. The Pole ensured his reign as light-heavyweight king continued with a […]
UFC light-heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz thought Israel Adesanya offered him a job as his personal bodyguard after their title fight last weekend.
Blachowicz retained his 205lb crown against the previously-undefeated Nigerian-born Kiwi last weekend in the main event of UFC 259 in Las Vegas.
The Pole ensured his reign as light-heavyweight king continued with a unanimous decision victory over the charismatic and dynamic Adesanya.
The pair were all smiles after their five-round showdown at the UFC‘s Apex facility.
And a miscommunication between the duo led to a hilarious moment as they awaited the judges’ decision.
After The Last Stylebender asked him if he was tired, Blachowicz, replied: “A little bit, you?”
Fan favourite Adesanya then said: “Your guard game was very good, I mean you passing it.
“You made me look like a butter guard.”
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But Blachowicz, 38, misheard his opponent and thought he was offering him a protection gig.
He replied: “You pay good? You pay good money for bodyguard? I can be your bodyguard.”
A briefly-confused Adesanya quickly clarified his previous comments, saying: “No, no, no, I said good guard!
“F***ing hell, I don’t need a bodyguard.”
Defeat to Blachowicz was Adesanya’s first since making the transition from kickboxing to professional mixed martial arts.
The 31-year-old doesn’t plan to dwell on the setback, saying: “Losses are part of life, and losses are something I deal with occasionally.
“Just this is my first one in MMA, but as they say, it is what it is. If I was going to lose to anyone, what better guy to lose to than a guy like Jan.
“A classy champion. A cool dude. A very nice guy. A guy who has a great story himself.
“On his way to getting cut from the company, comes back and then dominates, becomes light heavyweight champion and then hands this guy, a future legend, his first loss.
“If I’m going to lose to anyone, I’m glad I lost to him.”
He added: “Honestly, I could have won this fight. But tonight he played a better game plan and he was the better fighter tonight.
“That’s it. He respected me and I respected him. We had a great showing of ourselves. I’m not like heartbroken.
“I hate losing, don’t get me wrong but I’m not like, ‘Oh my god, f**k, he really embarrassed me.’
“I felt like I had a great showing for myself. I represented my team very well.
“But now we go back to the drawing board and it’s kind of fun. This is the dip in my story.
“This is the failure if you will. Then I’ll rise up again like the phoenix that I am.”
