Jan
Blachowicz and Bogdan Guskov fought to a majority draw in their
first meeting. | Getty/UFC
Jan
Blachowicz and Bogdan
Guskov have a little bit of unfinished business to handle.
The light heavyweights will square off in a rematch at UFC
Belgrade on Aug. 1, the promotion recently announced.
Blachowicz and Guskov initially battled to a majority draw at UFC
325 this past December. A rematch was slated for UFC 328 on May 9,
but Blachowicz was forced to withdraw from the bout due to
injury.
UFC Belgrade — also known as UFC Fight Night 283 — takes place at
Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, Serbia, and is headlined by a
welterweight showdown pitting Uros Medic
against Daniel
Rodriguez. The card will air in its entirety on Paramount+.
A Difficult Road
A former light heavyweight champion, Blachowicz is just 1-3-2 in
his last six Octagon appearances dating back to October 2021.
However, the 43-year-old Pole has squared off against only the
division’s best during that stretch, dropping fights to the likes
of Carlos
Ulberg, Alex
Pereira and Glover
Teixeira while earning draws against Magomed
Ankalaev and Guskov.
Prior to facing Blachowicz, Guskov had compiled a four-fight
finishing streak in
UFC competition, besting Zac Pauga,
Ryan
Spann, Billy
Elekana and Nikita
Krylov in succession. The 33-year-old Uzebkistan native has
finished all 18 of his professional triumphs inside the distance.