Off the again of his spectacular victory at UFC 311 earlier this month, Jiri Prochazka has as soon as extra claimed he has made the right adjustment to place wrongs, proper towards two-fight rival, Alex Pereira — saying he “pushed too much” towards the Brazilian throughout their sequence of clashes.
Prochazka, the present quantity two ranked gentle heavyweight contender, returned to the winner’s enclosure at UFC 311 two weeks in the past, stopping fellow former champion, Jamahal Hill with a surprising third spherical floor strikes TKO win of their predominant card conflict.
Previous to that, Czech Republic striker, Jiri Prochazka had been sidelined since June of final yr, the place he rematch former two-weight titleholder, Pereira on simply week’s discover at UFC 302, struggling a devastating second spherical high-kick knockout loss.
The defeat got here as Prochazka’s second towards Sao Paulo star, Pereira, who completed him the yr prior in November to grab the vacant gentle heavyweight crown with one other knockout win.
Jiri Prochazka claims he “pushed too much” in fights with Alex Pereira
Nevertheless, talking with Joe Rogan on his podcast over the weekend, Prochazka revealed he is aware of he “pushed too much” in his first two fights with Brazilian star, Pereira, claiming he has now put changes in place to not make the identical mistake in the event that they battle for a 3rd time.
“I studied him (Alex Pereira) a lot, but the second fight, I pushed it a little too much, too aggressive,” Jiri Prochazka informed. “No, no, no, I mean like training. After the fight, I was like, I want Alex Pereira. I’m ready for him.”
Staking his declare for a trilogy battle with Pereira subsequent, Prochazka should lay in wait because the Brazilian star first returns at UFC 313 in March, headlining the promotion’s return to Las Vegas as he settles his long-standing variations with surging primary contender, Magomed Ankalaev.
