Las Vegas – A fight of the night bonus, a performance of the night bonus, an important victory and bringing itself in position for a title shot: it was a huge night for Jiri Prochazka on UFC 320 on Saturday.
The victory of Prochazka over Khalil Rountree Jr. It was not easy, and he was clearly two rounds when he stormed back with a violent, extensive Beatdown of the American in round three.
“I was too patient, and yes, that was something I did not realize. I was waiting too much for a counter, too much waiting for a counter, because I thought that will be there,” Prochazka (32-5-1) admitted after the fight, speaking with media sales points, including Cageside Press. His thinking was: “I am in the place, I will very clearly catch him with the counter.” However, it did not happen. “His technique and his attitude just waited for my attacks, good defense and go back. Good defense and going back. So I had to change it, and I changed it into the third round.”
Something else changed in the third round, apart from his attacking approach: Jiri Procazka discovered that yes, defense can work. “I started to believe in my defense, in my hands [being] upwards. I didn’t understand, that works. Hands up and head movement. First time I had a connection [them] together, and it worked. So I’m happy. That was the thing in the third round that made me happy, why I’m happy. Because the first two rounds were bad. ‘
The victory is the second consecutive controversial victory for the Czech star, which previously stopped fellow EX camp Jamahal Hill. PrOCHAZKA was later seen in the crowd and looked at the main event between Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev, and seemed to be emotional when Pereira won that Rematch.
“Win, loss, win, loss, whoever, but Alex and his team, Glover Teixeira and all these guys, we have a good relationship with those boys. Like my team,” Proccazka noted why he was so invested in the Main Event of UFC 320. Was because I saw a really angry Alex that was something that I also had to be in my fight. “
The fact that Jiri Prochazka is spoken for a third fight with Alex Pereira, only a week after Carlos Ulberg apparently started a claim on a title shot is proof of his exciting fighting style and popularity among fans. Down 0-2 In his career series with ‘Patan’, there is still a desire for a third fight between the fan base. PrOCHAZKA believes that he will go back to gold soon enough.
“I believe I am able to get the belt. It doesn’t matter how I will find a way,” he said. “I will find a way.”
That path can be a difficult one. Pereira has considered a switch to heavyweight and hinted during a fight with Jon Jones after his UFC 320 win – a fight that was all the talk dating from last year. The newly crowned champion withdrew to a callout on Saturday, but out of respect for Jones, whose brother Arthur died on Friday.
Would Prochazka be willing to fight Ulberg, does Pereira North stray? Only if there was a belt on the line, it seems. “I just want to fight for the title. Regardless of who.”
View the full UFC 320 press conference above after the fight with Jiri PrOCHAZKA.
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