UFC London: Jan Blachowicz on life without a home, food and phone

While Jan Blachowicz was recovering from the most serious injuries of his distinguished career, he decided to do something memorable.

During his 20 months away from the octagon following surgery on both shoulders, the former UFC light-heavyweight champion decided to take part in a reality television show.

For one month, the Pole raced across the Philippines and Thailand on foot… without a home, food, money or a phone.

Blachowicz and his team-mate finished first out of the 12 two-person teams who took part in the show.

“It was a great adventure to survive without a phone and without money, finding a place to sleep and asking people for help – it was an amazing experience,” he said.

“One time we found a place to sleep after 10 minutes of looking, another day you asked people for help but they said ‘no’, and it can take four to five hours to find a place.

“Normally you don’t spend your holidays like this. After three days people would say ‘enough, I will go to a hotel now’. I survived a whole month – we won this show, me and my friend.”