Former gentle heavyweight champion and fan favorite, Jiri Prochazka is seemingly open to a transfer down in weight to 185lbs, middleweight, however solely after he’s achieved his final purpose.
After his emphatic win at UFC 320 to increase his successful run to 2 straight, Prochazka remained within the dialog for the subsequent shot at gentle heavyweight gold. It might be a tough promote for followers because the Czech star has already had two losses to the champion, Alex Pereira.
As well as, Carlos Ulberg is probably extra deserving as he’s having fun with a nine-fight successful run. With that being stated, Prochazka continues to be centered on getting the belt, which he held in 2022, again. His route again to the highest is made much more difficult with Poatan probably transferring as much as heavyweight to conflict with Jon Jones.
Talking to UFC corridor of famer, Michael Bisping, Jiri Prochazka was questioned as as to if he would transfer right down to 185lbs, the division that Bisping beforehand held the belt in, fairly than sitting out. Replying, Prochazka made his stance very clear:“For this query about middleweight, simply I’ll go there, however I’ll go there if I’ll win the title battle in gentle heavyweight. That’s the purpose and that’s why I’m talking about that, why I need to actually carry the belt again to Czech Republic.”
There’s no mixing his phrases. Jiri Prochazka is absolutely centered on regaining the sunshine heavyweight belt earlier than contemplating dropping down in weight to compete at middleweight. He additionally famous:“After week, after week, after week, on a regular basis, maintaining the identical. So for me, proper now. I need to battle with Alex Pereira, third battle. That’s all, that’s my opinion. All people talks about him and Jones. If that would be the plan or subsequent battle, I want him the perfect or let the higher win. So subsequent transfer, I need to battle for the title and for me, it doesn’t matter who the opponent.”
Right here, Prochazka is probably hinting at both an interim battle or the suggestion that if Pereira strikes up, he will likely be compelled to vacate, permitting the Czech native to battle for the belt towards another person, doubtless Ulberg.
185 Model of Jiri Prochazka
However what would a middleweight model of Jiri Prochazka appear like? He’s a notoriously gradual starter and having to chop extra weight and being water-drained will solely make this extra distinguished… or will it?
He means that he’s engaged on beginning sooner:“All my life. And lots of occasions I realized that I want to begin a little bit bit earlier to have possibly extra energetic preparation earlier than the battle, with the coaches, however there may be nothing realer than the battle itself. So, I simply want a extremely harmful problem head to head and all of the prizes that I actually need to take after which I’ll, each time, I’ll begin in full energy.”
His final two UFC wins have seen the charming determine rating a knockout within the ultimate spherical, but when he’s to be believed, he’ll look to get right down to enterprise sooner subsequent trip.
Would you be all in favour of seeing Jiri Prochazka combine it with the perfect at 185lbs?
