Jan Blachowicz has announced his withdrawal from the scheduled rematch against Bogdan Guskov at UFC 328 on May 9th. The Polish fighter cited a torn meniscus as the reason for pulling out of the fight. This cancellation leaves the status of the bout uncertain, with no replacement opponent or rescheduling information announced yet. The original matchup was set to be a rematch between the two light heavyweights.
Jan Blachowicz has been forced out of his scheduled rematch with Bogdan Guskov at UFC 328 on May 9th after announcing he suffered a torn meniscus, leaving the light heavyweight bout without a confirmed path forward.
Blachowicz, 43, carries a 29-11-2 record and is currently ranked fifth in the light heavyweight division. The Polish veteran, who trains out of WCA Fight Team, stands six-foot-two with a 78-inch reach and fights out of an orthodox stance. He lands 3.44 significant strikes per minute at 49 percent accuracy and supplements his stand-up with 1.03 takedowns per fifteen minutes, reflecting a well-rounded game built over a long career at the top of the division.
His would-be opponent, Bogdan Guskov, holds an 18-3-1 record and sits at number ten in the light heavyweight rankings. The Uzbekistan-based fighter, known as "Czarevitch," trains with GOR MMA and stands six-foot-three with a 76-inch reach. Guskov produces an active output of 4.17 significant strikes per minute at 55 percent accuracy and averages 1.1 submission attempts per fifteen minutes, though he has recorded no takedowns per fifteen minutes, suggesting a striker who also hunts finishes off his back or in the clinch.
Why it matters
- Blachowicz's withdrawal removes a ranked top-five opponent from the card, creating a significant gap in the light heavyweight lineup for UFC 328.
- Guskov's path toward cracking the upper tier of the division stalls until a replacement opponent or rescheduled date is confirmed.
- No replacement fighter or new date has been announced, leaving the rematch's future entirely unclear.
Saturday, May 9, 2026
