Jan Blachowicz, UFC 291 ceremonial weigh-in Credit score: Eddie Regulation/Cageside Press
Former UFC gentle heavyweight champ Jan Blachowicz makes his return to the octagon at UFC London the place he’ll face Carlos Ulberg.
The UFC introduced the bouts on Tuesday.
Blachowicz (29-10) returns to motion after greater than a 12 months away from the octagon. His final outing was a split-decision loss to Alex Pereira at UFC 291 in Salt Lake Metropolis, UT in 2023. The choice was debated after as many believed Blachowicz had finished sufficient to return out victorious.
He had been scheduled to face Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 297 in Canada, however a shoulder damage took him out of the combat.
Ulberg (11-1) comes off a profitable journey to Macau the place he took a choice victory over Volkan Oezdemir. ‘Black Jag’ holds victories over Alonzo Menifield, Da Woon Jung, Ihor Potieria, and Oezdemir to call just a few.
Additionally introduced for UFC London is a heavyweight bout between Marcin Tybura and the Mick Parkin.
Tybura (26-9) comes off a physician stoppage victory over Jhonata Diniz. He holds victories over Tai Tuivasa, Blagoy Ivanov, Greg Hardy and Ben Rothwell amongst his 13 UFC wins.
Parkin (10-0) continues his undefeated run having gained 4 straight within the UFC after a profitable Dana White’s Contender Sequence combat. He holds wins over Jamal Pogues, Caio Machado, Mohammed Usman and Lukasz Brzeski.
UFC London takes place on on March 22 at The 02 Area. Bouts introduced for the cardboard embrace:
Jan Blachowicz vs. Carlos Ulberg
Marcin Tybura vs. Mick Parkin
Shauna Bannon vs. Puja Tomar
Andrey Pulyaev vs. Christial Leroy Duncan
