Forward of his UFC 311 comeback combat, Jiri Prochazka admits that some followers might discover him “crazy” as he seeks out a future trilogy bout with present gentle heavyweight kingpin, Alex Pereira — who holds a pair of devastating knockout wins over him within the final 12 months.
Prochazka, the present quantity two rank on the gentle heavyweight restrict, will make his return to the Octagon on the primary card of UFC 311 in a couple of weeks time in Los Angeles, reserving a high-stakes pairing with fellow former undisputed champion, Jamahal Hill.
Sidelined since June, Czech Republic native, Prochazka took headlining honors at UFC 303 on short-notice, struggling a hellacious second spherical high-kick knockout loss towards the above-mentioned former two-weight titleholder, Pereira throughout Worldwide Combat Week.
Jiri Prochazka admits he’s “crazy” for chasing third combat with Alex Pereira
Along with his most up-to-date win, Prochazka, a former Rizin FF champion besides, rallied to cease fellow European expertise, Aleksandar Rakic again in April, and believes a triumph towards Dana White’s Contender Collection product, Hill might land him a “crazy” title trilogy bout with Sao Paulo star, Pereira.
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“You know, maybe I’ll sound crazy or whatever, but believe me, I’m working on [once again becoming] the champion,” Jiri Prochazka defined throughout an interview with MMA Preventing. “[The] champion proper now’s Alex (Pereira). However proper now, I’m focusing [on] what’s earlier than me. What’s the subsequent step? Proper now, it’s Jamahal Hill. Subsequent, we are going to see who would be the champion.
“If that will be Alex, for me right now — if there will be questions about the fight with Alex — that will be for me, really, the fight for my life,” Jiri Prochazka defined.
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First preventing Pereira in one other short-notice pairing for the vacant gentle heavyweight crown at UFC 295 in November of final 12 months, Prochazka would undergo a late second spherical knockout defeat to the GLORY Kickboxing Corridor of Fame megastar.
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Publish date : 2024-12-29 23:59:50
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