Jiri Prochazka Reflects on KO Loss to Alex Pereira: ‘I Was Too Courageous’
Jiri Prochazka is coming off an impressive victory at UFC 311 after he defeated former light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill. Prochazka, who considered moving down a weight class to middleweight decided to continue to pursue gold at 205 and reclaim the belt.
Jiri Prochazka defeats Jamahal Hill
After Jiri Prochazka decided to continue to fight at 205, he battled Hill in an entertaining bout which presumably was the number one contender fight. With Alex Pereira set to fight Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313, Prochazka could be in line to fight the winner of that.
While it’s inevitable that Prochazka has earned that, he has lost both bouts with Pereira in two championship contests. In both fights ‘Poatan’ knocked out Prochazka leaving people wondering if a third matchup is still on the table. Since then, Jiri Prochazka has had time to reflect on his KO loss to Pereira.
Jiri Prochazka Reflects on pereira loss
Prochazka typically has a unique fighting style in which he fights with his arms low and keeps opponents on their toes. Against Pereira, he did no different and kept fighting with his arms low which he reflected 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 in the interview he should’ve been more defensive with his hands up against Pereira and talked about how he needed to evolve. After his clash with Hill, it definitely looked like he evolved as he was able to pick apart Hill and remind everyone he is still one of the best in the division.
It will be interesting to see what the UFC does if Pereira successfully defends his title at UFC 313 and if Prochazka will get a rare third rematch with him. There will definitely be many options on the table after that fight and exciting times in the light heavyweight division should continue.
