The UFC has been a bright spot for polish fighters, but how are these fighters doing in the UFC? This article will look at Marcin Prchnio Jan Blachowicz Michal Materla and Michal Olesiejczuk.
Marcin Prachnio
Marcin Prachnio (a mixed martial artist from Poland) competes at the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Light Heavyweight division. He has been a professional MMA fighter for over three years and has also competed at the ONE Championship.
Prachnio made his UFC debut in 2018 and has fought twice so far. He has earned $38,500 in his UFC career. His first fight was against Sam Alvey on UFC on FOX 28. He was paid $25,000 for the fight and $13,500 against Magmed Anakalaev at UFC Fight Night 136. Prachnio had previously fought in 15 fights, including four One Championships.
Jan Blachowicz
Jan Blachowicz also known as Jan Maciej (Polish mixed martial artist) He currently competes for the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Light Heavyweight category. He has been in this sport since 2007, having previously competed in KSW Pro, before switching to UFC. He was a KSW Lightweight champion as well as a former UFC Lightweight champ.
Blachowicz lost four out of five fights he won in the UFC after he won his first fight. He found his groove two years later. From October 2017 to March 2021, he won nine of the ten next matches. He defeated Israel Adesanya, a former champion in middleweight. His record now stands with 28 wins, and eight losses.
Michal Materla
KSW 6 was able to give MMA fans a glimpse of Michal Materla, a promising prospect. Polish mixed martial artist Michal Materla won an 8-man tournament and is now one of the most prominent stars in Polish MMA. He's won four of his last five fights. His overall record is 15-3. His most notable victories include wins over Matt Horwich, Tomasz Dwal, and Rodasz Willian. His most recent defeat was against UFC vet Antonio Mendes, KSW 7.
Another one of the best known Polish MMA fighters is Damian Grabowski. He has a pro record of 22-6-0, and he competes in the heavyweight category. His last fight was on November 6, 2011, at the age of 41.
Michal Oleksiejczuk
Micha Olesiejczuk of Poland is a mixed-martial artist and middleweight boxer. He's been competing professionally since 2014. He is a former Light Heavyweight champion of the Polish Thunderstrike Fight League and currently competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Oleksiejczuk has a 27-year-old age and is originally from Barki, Poland. His professional record stands at 16-5-0. Eleven of his wins have been via knockout, and one by submission. Other victories were by decision. Oleksiejczuk's Octagon debut was December 30, 2017. He trains at Akademia Sportow Walki Wilanow.
Marcin Tybura
Marcin Tybura is an amateur mixed martial artist from Poland. He fights in heavyweight division at the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has been a professional fighter since 2011. Tybura was previously a M-1 competitor, becoming the M-1 Global Heavyweight Champion.
Tybura's striking is fairly functional, largely centered around leg kicks and big looping hooks. He is also a skilled wrestler, with strong chins and the ability of clinching an opponent. His wrestling style heavily relies on BJJ, freestyle and freestyle.