Jan Blachowicz Reveals Focus of Training Camp for Carlos Ulberg Matchup

Jan Blachowicz is attending a secret training camp for his upcoming fight.

Blachowicz is scheduled to fight Carlos Ulberg at UFC Fight Night 255 at the O2 Arena in London on Feb. 22. While the former light heavyweight champ primarily has a striking-heavy game, Blachowicz won’t hesitate to use his wrestling if needed. Although Blachowicz will be returning to the Octagon after a hiatus of more than a year and a half, the matchup against Ulberg could be a potential title eliminator. And the Polish powerhouse plans to focus on rallying for a title shot if he gets his hand raised.

“He [is a] standup fighter, I am standup fighter,” Blachowicz recently told James Lynch. “But you know, if I have to go use my wrestling, I will go and do it. It’s MMA, so… But I like fighting standup so for sure people are gonna see a lot of punches…I would like to win before time… I think if I win this fight in a good way, anyway I will start talking only about the title, nothing else.”

While Blachowicz will mostly be training at the WCA Fight Team, he will be spending a few days at another facility prior to the fight, which he refused to name. The 41-year-old is confident in his skillset but wants to mold his training regimen a little to develop his gas tank.

“[The camp is] a secret for now… I need to change something,” Blachowicz said. “Because 42 [years] almost. So I need to train in a little bit different way. But we are gonna do similar things. I know how to beat people; I know how to fight. I have to focus about the most – I don’t want to be tired in the fight. So I have to focus on the cardio. I have got everything. I have got knockout punch power, I’ve got good striking, I’ve got good wrestling, I’ve got good jiu-jitsu game. I need to focus about the cardio. Because last time, with Pereira, my breath was very heavy, I don’t want to do this mistake anymore.”

Blachowicz last dropped a split decision against Alex -Pereira-224511">Alex Pereira at UFC 291 in July 2023 and is 1-2-1 in his last four, which includes a draw against Magomed Ankalaev. Meanwhile, Ulberg is riding a seven-fight winning streak, including five finishes.