Jan Blachowicz Gets A Hero’s Welcome In Poland

Jan Blachowicz is shaping up to be a national hero in his native country of Poland.

Blachowicz competed in the co-main event of UFC 253, defeating Dominick Reyes by second-round TKO to win the UFC light heavyweight championship. The newly crowned light heavyweight champion recently returned home to Poland, where he was on the receiving end of a hero’s welcome from fans and the media alike.

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TVP Sport captured video of the champion’s arrival and posted it on Instagram:

 

 

 

 

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W wielkim stylu zdobył pas, w wielkim stylu wrócił do Polski@janblachowicz zaskoczył wszystkich i do kibiców na lotnisku wyszedł... innym wejściem -- Po prostu mistrz - nie tylko @ufc ------ #tvpsport #ufc #ufc253 #janblachowicz

A post shared by TVP Sport (@tvpsport) on Sep 28, 2020 at 7:18am PDT

Google Translate provided the following translation of what TVP Sport posted on Instagram:

“He won the belt in a great style, returned to Poland in a great style @ janblachowicz surprised everyone and went to the fans at the airport ... with a different entrance Simply a champion - not only @ufc”

There is no word at this time as to when Blachowicz will make his first title defense, but he did call out former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones a short time after the win.

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