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Iwo Baraniewski was prepared for Austen Lane’s towering physique.
Baraniewski made his sophomore UFC appearance in a light heavyweight matchup against Lane at UFC London on Saturday. Baraniewski took less than half a minute to drop Lane with an overhand right and followed up with vicious ground-and-pound, forcing the referee to step in. The undefeated Polish prospect earned a $100,000 “Performance of the Night “bonus for his win over Lane.
Baraniewski later revealed that he didn’t expect to make such quick work of Lane. With Lane having a six-inch height advantage, Baraniewski was prepared to go the distance for the first time in his career. While Baraniewski had an easy night at the office, it was likely due to his hard training camp. “Rudy” revealed that he travelled to Poznan, Poland, to train with multiple fighters whose physiques were similar to Lane’s. Baraniewski also trained with former UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz and middleweight veteran Roman Dolidze, who suffered a decision loss against Christian Leroy Duncan at UFC London.
“I thought before the fight that it’ll be a hard fight,” Baraniewski said in his post-fight interview with the UFC. “Because Austen has a good reach, he is 15 centimeters taller than me. So I thought the fight would be 15 minutes… I always train with guys like Austen. Because we have a friends club in Poznan, another city in Poland. And in this club, we have four to five people who have the same reach and height like Austen. So I always train with people like him… Preparation was very hard. I trained in three clubs, in my club, in the club in Poznan, and in a club in Warsaw I sparred with Jan Blachowicz, I sparred with Roman Dolidze.”
Baraniewski (8-0) has finished all eight of his career outings in the first round, which includes two UFC wins. Meanwhile, Lane (13-8) has only won one decision in the UFC while suffering five knockout losses.
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Baraniewski made his sophomore UFC appearance in a light heavyweight matchup against Lane at UFC London on Saturday. Baraniewski took less than half a minute to drop Lane with an overhand right and followed up with vicious ground-and-pound, forcing the referee to step in. The undefeated Polish prospect earned a $100,000 “Performance of the Night “bonus for his win over Lane.
Baraniewski later revealed that he didn’t expect to make such quick work of Lane. With Lane having a six-inch height advantage, Baraniewski was prepared to go the distance for the first time in his career. While Baraniewski had an easy night at the office, it was likely due to his hard training camp. “Rudy” revealed that he travelled to Poznan, Poland, to train with multiple fighters whose physiques were similar to Lane’s. Baraniewski also trained with former UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz and middleweight veteran Roman Dolidze, who suffered a decision loss against Christian Leroy Duncan at UFC London.
‘I Always Train with People Like Him’
“I thought before the fight that it’ll be a hard fight,” Baraniewski said in his post-fight interview with the UFC. “Because Austen has a good reach, he is 15 centimeters taller than me. So I thought the fight would be 15 minutes… I always train with guys like Austen. Because we have a friends club in Poznan, another city in Poland. And in this club, we have four to five people who have the same reach and height like Austen. So I always train with people like him… Preparation was very hard. I trained in three clubs, in my club, in the club in Poznan, and in a club in Warsaw I sparred with Jan Blachowicz, I sparred with Roman Dolidze.”
Baraniewski (8-0) has finished all eight of his career outings in the first round, which includes two UFC wins. Meanwhile, Lane (13-8) has only won one decision in the UFC while suffering five knockout losses.
"I'm very happy I showed people my skills"
Iwo Baraniewski talks yet another wild first round finish, this time at #UFCLondon
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