Jiri Prochazka

It was an outstanding finish to an instant classic fight, and Prochazka (29-3-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) showed his mettle by overcoming some true adversity to net the ...

Not only did he accomplish that goal, but he secured a TKO in the first round after surviving an early scare courtesy of Emeev’s slick submission attempt. Jedrzejczyk’s run as a dominant UFC strawweight champion was instrumental in helping the women’s side of the sport flourish, and the Polish fighter absolutely deserves all the praise she’s getting right now for her body of work. The Brazilian pushed “Bullet,” but the more I reflect and view the fight back, the more I convince myself that we’ve been so accustomed to seeing Shevchenko hardly break a sweat that the mere sight of her in bad spots makes us think the situation was worse than it was. Or in the case of Jedrzejczyk, she went out face down after getting rocked with a highlight-reel shot. If Teixeira had kept punching in the moment, it’s reasonable to believe he’d still have the belt in his possession, but that’s the cruel element of this sport and also a reason why we love it so much. But I sit here the day after the fight feeling quite unbothered that Shevchenko is still champ. MMA fights are not scored on what-ifs, though, and the judges have to score what’s legitimately happening. In the span of just three UFC fights, Prochazka has firmly established himself as one of the most exciting fighters on the roster. It was an outstanding finish to an instant classic fight, and Prochazka (29-3-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) showed his mettle by overcoming some true adversity to net the second latest title-fight stoppage in UFC history. The same potentially could be said if Santos didn’t catch an accidental head butt that broke her orbital bone. This result is going to be nightmare fuel for the Brazilian. He went through hell against Glover Teixeira and somehow found a way to win by securing a rear-naked choke with just 28 seconds left in Round 5.

Prochazka (29-3-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) became the promotion's light heavyweight champion Saturday by winning a grueling title fight against now-former champ Glover ...

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It made Prochazka the UFC light heavyweight champion with just 28 ticks remaining on the clock in one of the great fights, and sporting events, you'd ever want ...

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Jiri Prochazka and Jan Blachowicz plant the seeds for a light heavyweight title fight in Europe that's guaranteed to drive Czech and Polish fans into a ...

UFC president Dana White recently said that a 205 pound fight between Anthony Smith and Magomed Ankalaev on July 30th was for the #1 contender spot. But I know the next fight will be against Jan, and I will be prepared for that.” “So I would like to fight Jan because I think I have the keys to defeat him. “He started to be aggressive because he saw the camera and all these things. “Now it’s Jan, I think the next challenger,” he said. “Because first he was smiling to me everything, and it was good.