Jiri Prochazka was surprisingly emotional after seeing Alex Pereira reclaim his gentle heavyweight crown at UFC 320.
‘Poatan’ delivered one of the best bounce-back performances in Octagon history, smashing his approach by means of Magomed Ankalaev in simply 80 seconds to take again the belt he surrendered to the Dagestani in March.
Sitting ringside for the battle was Prochazka, who gave the impression to be in tears after seeing Pereira ship the earth-shattering knockout. Throughout a latest look on The Ariel Helwani Show, Prochazka provided some perception into why he was so emotional.
“It’s not that I used to be so comfortable Alex gained or Ankalaev misplaced,” Procházka stated. “I used to be so emotional as a result of, in that second, I actually realized that Pereira gained and there’s a potential battle between me and him. Meaning there’s a third battle. Third likelihood for me to achieve success. I deeply realized, ‘Man, that is one thing you must win, or nothing.’ That would be the largest problem of my life.
“F***, man, I actually need to win. I do know I’m taking numerous dangers in my fights, however I do know I’ll discover a approach.”
Is the third time the allure for Jiri Prochazka?
Prochazka has already confronted Pereira twice, the primary of which went down in November 2023 at UFC 295. On that evening, ‘Poatan’ put away the Czech simply 52 seconds into the second spherical.
Seven months later, they’d run it again at UFC 303. Pereira would as soon as once more end Prochazka within the second, although this time, it was simply 13 seconds into the stanza.
Contemplating he’s 0-2 towards Pereira, a 3rd assembly is likely to be a tricky promote, however after Prochazka’s insane comeback KO against Khalil Rountree at UFC 320, followers could also be able to see if ‘BJP’ can lastly break by means of and beat the Brazilian boogeyman.
