Light heavyweight Jan Blachowicz reveals disturbing injuries after UFC 191

THE man in the photo with the swollen and marked up face? He won the fight. The other guy was a total mess afterwards.

Corey Anderson, right, embraces Jan Blachowicz after their light heavyweight mixed martial arts bout at UFC 191 on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

MOST expected UFC light heavyweight Jan Blachowicz to be a little marked up after he was dominated in a lopsided decision defeat against Corey Anderson at UFC 191 in Las Vegas last weekend. But not this bad.

Blachowicz posted a photograph of his battered face on Twitter after the fight — and he looked like a character from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

“I have to take a break for the next few months,” Blachowicz wrote. “I have to think, put everything together, do some analysis and primarily to restore my passion and spark that I lost. In a few hours I’ll come back to you guys and I’ll say more.”

Muszę odwiesić rękawice na kołek na ładnych parę miesięcy. Pozbierać myśli, zrobić analizę, a przede wszystkim 1/2 pic.twitter.com/CNT8RRM3VI

— Jan Blachowicz (@JanBlachowicz) September 6, 2015

Jan Blachowicz is ready for his Buffy audition. #UFC191 pic.twitter.com/jj91BEV5Bi

— LWOSFightWolff (@DwayneWolff1) September 6, 2015

Anderson used his strong wrestling base and improved Brazilian jiu-jitsu skills to earn a unanimous decision over Blachowicz in their main card bout. Scores were 30-25, twice, and 29-26, all for Anderson.

He dominated on the scorecards but the wrestler still took his lumps along the way. “I got my teeth knocked in again but coming out with a victory, that’s priceless,” he said afterwards.

In his previous bout, Anderson lost to Gian Villante and got his legs and jaw beaten up a bit. Blachowicz landed some real shots in the first round, but Anderson adjusted his strategy to a grappling-focused one and controlled most of the action from there on out.

After taking Blachowicz down in the first round, Anderson was forced to defend a good armbar attempt but did so and got back to his feet. In the second round, Anderson scored the top position after catching a kick from Blachowicz and driving through for a takedown.

Anderson peppered Blachowicz from on top with punches, and then thudded his head with elbows once he improved to half guard. In the third, Anderson went right back to the takedown well and put Blachowicz on his back once more.

Anderson never really let his opponent back up or into the fight, after that. Down the stretch, Anderson’s superb conditioning allowed him to move quicker as Blachowicz stalled.

“I’ve got cardio and pressure forever,” Anderson said. “I don’t get tired.”

Anderson’s win got him back on the left side of the ledger and improved his record to 6-1. Blachowicz’s loss is his second straight, and drops his career mark to 18-5.

— with Fox Sports (US)

Originally published as Light heavyweight Jan Blachowicz reveals disturbing injuries after UFC 191