Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz, despite never getting a title shot after the draw against current champion Magomed Ankalaev in 2022, remains one of the UFC’s top fighters. While he’s not the kind of fighter who loves too much public attention, there are still a lot of fans who want to know the Polish star from a personal standpoint. While Blachowicz’s fighting career is there to see, let’s explore a bit about his personal life.
By personal life, we mean Jan Blachowicz’s relationship status because the former UFC light heavyweight champion is off the market. The 42-year-old veteran has been married to his wife, Dorota Jurkowska, for a while now. So ahead of his UFC London return, check out the details of his significant other.
Meet Dorota Jurkowska, Jan Blachowicz’s wife
First his girlfriend, then his fiancee, and now, his wife, Dorota Jurkowska, has been beside Jan Blachowicz through thick and thin since they first met in 2007. While the exact date of their marriage isn’t available in the public domain, you’d be also interested to know that Jurkowska is also the former UFC champ’s manager. Apart from that, Blachowicz’s wife is an entrepreneur.
From 2015 to 2017, Jan Blachowicz racked up a losing streak, leading to the uncertainty of his future in the UFC. It was then that his wife stepped up, exercised her managerial skills, and contacted the UFC’s matchmaking team, claiming that Blachowicz was a pretty big deal in his native country of Poland.
“I pushed them so hard to give Jan one more chance. I told them that Jan is a huge star in Poland, and I knew they wanted to hold an event in Poland. I told them, ‘He needs to be on this card!’ That was my last argument for him not to be fired,” Dorota Jurkowska told ESPN.
Well, that worked and Jan Blachowicz started to venture into the best run of his career, and even won the light heavyweight title. Having been together for so many years, people might also wonder if the couple has children together. Well, it seems like they do.
How many kids do Jan Blachowicz and Dorota Jurkowska have?
Jan Blachowicz and Dorota Jurkowska have one child, named after his father, Jan Blachowicz Jr. The UFC star revealed his son’s identity to the world back when he was born and guess what? Blachowicz also delayed his fight against Israel Adesanya at UFC 259 because of his son’s arrival. That’s because there’s a lot of love and support that surrounds the former champ’s family, and it was evident during his son’s second birthday when the 42-year-old shared a celebratory post on Instagram.
“Happy birthday to my son Jan Junior! Big boy is 2 years [old] now! The time is running so fast! Be the happiest kid on the planet,” Jan Blachowicz wrote on Instagram. The former champion even laid out a few tips for his son to shape his approach toward life.
Jan Blachowicz seems to be a happy family guy with everything sorted out in his personal life. But when it comes to fighting, the veteran needs a win this weekend as he takes on the up-and-coming Carlos Ulberg at UFC Fight Night 255. Let us know your thoughts in the comments down below.
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