Jiri
Prochazka is confident he can become a
UFC champ once more.
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Prochazka takes on Jamahal
Hill at UFC 311
on Saturday at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles in a high stakes
light heavyweight matchup. “BJP” initially won the title against
Glover
Teixeira in 2022 but vacated it months later due to a shoulder
injury. He faced Teixeira’s protege, Alex
Pereira, for the vacant title at UFC 295 in 2023, when he
suffered a second-round TKO loss. While he bounced back with a
stoppage win over Aleksandar
Rakic, the Czech has since dropped his rematch against “Poatan”
at UFC 303 in June 2024.
However, Prochazka claims to have since made significant changes in
his lifestyle, which could propel him towards a third title fight
with Pereira.
“I said that many times, and I mean that very seriously,” Prochazka
told MMAjunkie.com. “Everything that I say, I mean
very seriously. I believe that I’ve made improvements to my style,
to my life, in everything so I can face Alex
Pereira a third time. I really believe that. I believe that I
can be the champion, and I’m going for that – to be the champion
again. No more words.”
While Prochazka is known to follow the samurai Bushido code, Hill
is rather vocal with his pre-fight trash talk. However, “Denisa” is
only focused on portraying his style of fighting to the world going
into UFC 311.
“I just want to be myself – that’s all,” he said. “That’s what I
want to show the world: The best version of myself, the best
version of my kind, of how I see the martial arts, of my kind of
style of fighting. This is what I want to share. This is what I
want to show to the world – that I’m the best. I’ve made the
improvements that I can be at the top, champion again. This is it.”