Jan Blachowicz has withdrawn from his fight with Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 297, leading Rakic to call for Jiri Prochazka to step in. However, Prochazka has accepted the callout on the condition that the fight is pushed back to February or March. Blachowicz has announced surgery after his withdrawal. Subsequently, Rakic has agreed to fight Prochazka at UFC 298 on February 17.
Aleksandar Rakic has agreed to fight Jiri Prochazka at #UFC298 on Feb. 17. GET IT SIGNED, @ufc! 🤞🔥 https://t.co/MZxD2nFIFF
Blachowicz Bounced From Rakic Fight At UFC 297 https://t.co/3Y3q8dfR80
'Anger and sadness': Jan Blachowicz announces surgery after #UFC297 withdrawal https://t.co/Bglnk8kWOT https://t.co/SOGGRYQbdF
Jiri Prochazka is down for Aleksandar Rakic next – but not as a replacement for Jan Blachowicz at #UFC297. https://t.co/Ste2DfTNGc
Jan Blachowicz out of UFC 297; Aleksandar Rakic calls for fight with Jiri Prochazka in his absence Full story: https://t.co/6zEZlWqLfV https://t.co/qfQxkWMvyu
Jan Blachowicz out of UFC 297; Aleksandar Rakic calls for fight with Jiri Prochazka in his absence https://t.co/c5tzB6aEHV
Jiri Prochazka has accepted Aleksandar Rakic’s callout… IF it is pushed back to February or March 👀 #UFC297 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/7J3ablUu76
Aleksandar Rakic says Jan Blachowicz out of #UFC297, calls for Jiri Prochazka to step in https://t.co/J9JbK5GzpA https://t.co/TG36USFwH1
NOOO! Jan Blachowicz is OUT of his fight vs Rakic https://t.co/Q5EUCwqWsz
🚨| Jan Blachowicz is OUT of his #UFC297 rematch with Aleksandar Rakic, per @rakic_ufc. Rakic has called for Jiri Prochazka to step in to the fight on January 20th. #UFC297 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/vBjpUezSrj
Jan Blachowicz is out of his fight with Aleksander Rakic, per Rakic https://t.co/7B09PBp6nG