Jiri Prochazka is coming off a formidable victory at UFC 311 after he defeated former mild heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill. Prochazka, who thought of shifting down a weight class to middleweight determined to proceed to pursue gold at 205 and reclaim the belt.
Jiri Prochazka defeats Jamahal Hill
After Jiri Prochazka determined to proceed to battle at 205, he battled Hill in an entertaining bout which presumably was the primary contender battle. With Alex Pereira set to battle Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313, Prochazka could possibly be in line to battle the winner of that.
Whereas it’s inevitable that Prochazka has earned that, he has misplaced each bouts with Pereira in two championship contests. In each fights ‘Poatan’ knocked out Prochazka leaving individuals questioning if a 3rd matchup remains to be on the desk. Since then, Jiri Prochazka has had time to replicate on his KO loss to Pereira.
Jiri Prochazka Displays on pereira loss
Prochazka usually has a novel combating model by which he fights along with his arms low and retains opponents on their toes. In opposition to Pereira, he did no completely different and stored combating along with his arms low which he mirrored on.
“I was a little bit punched in the end of the first round. So I stepped into the second round, and I said to myself, I was too courageous and kept the hands down. So, so that’s why it happened.” -Jiri Prochazka on The Joe Rogan Podcast
Prochazka admitted within the interview he ought to’ve been extra defensive along with his palms up towards Pereira and talked about how he wanted to evolve. After his conflict with Hill, it undoubtedly appeared like he developed as he was capable of decide aside Hill and remind everybody he’s nonetheless among the finest within the division.
Will probably be fascinating to see what the UFC does if Pereira efficiently defends his title at UFC 313 and if Prochazka will get a uncommon third rematch with him. There will certainly be many choices on the desk after that battle and thrilling occasions within the mild heavyweight division ought to proceed.