Post that defeat, Jan Blachowicz went on to knock out Luke Rockhold, dominate Jacare Souza, and shut out Corey Anderson in devastating fashion in what would be the latter’s final UFC fight.
While Jan Blachowicz would likely have gotten a shot at Jon Jones, he will now face Dominick Reyes for the vacant Light Heavyweight title in the co-main event of UFC 253.
Speaking to reporters on the virtual media day for UFC 253 (H/T MMA Junkie), Jan Blachowicz said that if he defeats Dominick Reyes, he wants his first title defense to be against Thiago Santos:
Jan Blachowicz praised Thiago Santos’ overall game inside the octagon and said:
Would Thiago Santos get a potential title shot if Jan Blachowicz becomes the Champion?
Thiago Santos was first scheduled to face Glover Teixeira in September before the bout got postponed. They were then scheduled for early October but Santos contracted COVID-19, forcing the UFC to scrap the bout.
While the UFC might feel that Thiago Santos needs another win, he may have a valid claim for a title shot. Many fans felt that Thiago Santos did enough to narrowly edge out Jon Jones, similar to how Dominick Reyes lost on the scorecards.
While Thiago Santos seemed to think that he lost, a rematch with Jan Blachowicz would still make for a great fight and a good story.
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