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"It Is What It Is" - Jan Blachowicz Breaks Silence and Displays Brutal Damage Caused by Navajo Stirling
The Belgrade card set a UFC record with 10 of 14 bouts ending in first-round finishes.
- On Saturday, Navajo Stirling secured a first-round TKO victory over Jan Blachowicz at UFC Belgrade, handing the 43-year-old Polish powerhouse only his third career knockout loss.
- Accepting the bout less than three weeks ago after returning from a holiday in Japan, Stirling aimed to make 2026 a breakout year following two previous TKO wins.
- Despite being stung by a counter shot, the Kiwi recovered to land heavy elbows, forcing a referee stoppage; The Belgrade card set a UFC record with 10 of 14 bouts ending in the first round.
- Now 11-0, Stirling is expected to climb the rankings and could eventually challenge for the title currently held by his Auckland City Kickboxing teammate Carlos Ulberg.
- Stirling expressed interest in facing Khalil Rountree or Paulo Costa before the year ends, stating, "If you can see it, you can make it happen.
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UFC Belgrade: Navajo Stirling Capitalizes on Short-Notice Opportunity Against Jan Blachowicz
The UFC Belgrade co-main event had a very different look than originally planned when it arrived on Saturday, with light heavyweight Jan Blachowicz facing Navajo Stirling in place of Bogdan Guskov. Guskov had shifted to the main event of last week’s UFC Abu Dhabi, losing to Magomed Ankalaev. That opened the door for Stirling, an undefeated City Kickboxing star, to take on an ex-champ in the biggest fight of his career to date. The opening frame …
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