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Jiri Prochazka views Jamahal Hill’s trash talk before UFC 311 ‘like a weakness’

Jiri Prochazka views Jamahal Hill’s trash talk before UFC 311 as a lack of confidence.

[autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag] views [autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag]’s trash talk as a lack of confidence.

Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) and Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) will look to rebound from knockout losses to light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira when they square off Jan. 18 at UFC 311 from Inuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.

Former champions Prochazka and Hill have been on a collision course for a while and have traded barbs on a few occasions. Prochazka is happy to finally get the opportunity to fight Hill.

“He’s an opponent who I wanted before, and he had a lot of things to say about me and my my style, my everything, whatever,” Prochazka told MMA Fighting. “So right now, it’s time to fight, that’s all. And I’m ready to show my best, and that’s all. I’m going for the win.”

Hill had some harsh words about Prochazka’s style, branding him as a low-IQ fighter who takes a lot of damage. However, Prochazka thinks Hill’s trash talk is very telling of how he really feels heading into their fight.

“I don’t care what he’s saying because it’s not just primarily about me. It just shows what is in his head,” Prochazka said. “Man, I don’t care about what other people say about me because when you know how this works, how to work the mental of the human body, so how people can speak about others and why they speak about others, especially when he don’t know me like personally. He knows just my fighting style and in that, he’s totally out with his commentary. So that’s why I don’t care about these trash talks because it’s just to build a confidence where there’s not confidence. Do you know how the true confident man, a real man, looks like? He don’t know.

“He don’t need to say some sh*t about others, to speak about his strong sides and about the weaknesses in his opponent because he’s self-confident too much to not do that. That’s, for me, the true power of the man. That’s it. I want to speak about others, but why ? I see that like a weakness to speak some bullsh*t about my opponents, man. I’m going there, I will show my best, and I will show that to all the world that I’m the best, and that’s all. My actions will talk.”

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UFC 311’s Jiri Prochazka addresses prior desire to drop down to middleweight

Jiri Prochazka has set his plans of moving down to middleweight aside – for now.

[autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag] has set his plans of moving down to middleweight aside – for now.

The former UFC champion expressed interest in dropping down a weight class after knocking out Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 300 in April. Prochazka would go on to get another crack at light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira at UFC 303 in June, but once again suffered a knockout loss to “Poatan.”

For now, Prochazka has changed his tune on 185 pounds. He will look to re-enter title contention when he faces Jamahal Hill Jan. 18 at UFC 311 from Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.

“I thought about (middleweight) a lot, but it was like decision to change something, to make a big change,” Prochazka said in an interview with Sportskeeda. “Because I know my body is working really well when I don’t eat a lot so, I’m keeping that – but still.

“I’ve got the power, I’ve got the strength and I have the endurance and all the abilities and everything to beat the guys in light heavyweight. So for me, this is the best. Maybe I will jump to middleweight – maybe – but first, I said to myself I want to win the light heavyweight title. That’s all what’s on my mind right now – and win the next fight especially.”

According to DraftKings, Prochazka is a slight -130 favorite over fellow former UFC champ Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), who’s a +110 underdog.

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Jamahal Hill fires back at Jiri Prochazka ahead of UFC 311: ‘We’re not the same’

Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka continue to trade barbs ahead of UFC 311.

[autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag] and [autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag] continue to trade barbs ahead of UFC 311.

Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) square off in a pivotal light heavyweight clash Jan. 18 at Inuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.

Both Hill and Prochazka are coming off of knockout losses to UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. Prochazka took issue with Hill questioning his fight IQ, saying that “Sweet Dreams” showed nothing in his loss to Pereira.

Hill went off on Prochazka by comparing their losses to Pereira.

“Bro, are you kidding me?” Hill responded on his YouTube channel. “So we had the same opponent last fight, right? In your last performance, you got dominated – dominated and knocked out, completely shut down, completely exposed, and then got done bad. I got caught, (but) you got dominated. There’s a huge difference. My man literally had your ponytail leaning to the left. I hope you wear that same ponytail in L.A. so I can lean that motherf*cker to the left right back for you.

“This is insane. We’re talking about a dude that was getting his ass whopped in every fight that you’ve been in, and because you are (unintelligent), you can take some shots – and people get tired and make low-IQ moves. The only reason you became champ is because Glover (Teixeira) made a low-IQ move in a moment and you took advantage of it. Good on you – that’s why you’ll be regarded as a champ.”

Hill and Prochazka also share a common opponent in Glover Teixeira. Prochazka rallied late to submit Teixeira in their title fight at UFC 275, whereas Hill dominated the Brazilian for five rounds at UFC 283 to claim the vacant belt which Prochazka vacated.

“But you got your ass whopped for most of that (Teixeira) fight,” Hill said. “I set a record – complete domination, didn’t drop a single round – and you barely scraped by. We can talk about performances, talk about my last performance – we can go into every performance. I put on dominant performances. You survive and get a win. We’re not the same.”

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Jiri Prochazka rips Jamahal Hill and Magomed Anklaev ahead of UFC 311

Jiri Prochazka sent a stern warning to both Jamahal Hill and Magomed Ankalaev.

[autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag] sent a stern warning to both [autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag] and [autotag]Magomed Ankalaev[/autotag].

Former light heavyweight champions Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) and Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) meet Jan. 18 at UFC 311 from Inuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Both fighters are coming off of knockout losses to UFC champ Alex Pereira.

Prochazka is not happy with some of the words that his fellow contenders have said, with Ankalaev calling his matchup with Hill a “bar fight.”

“I’m really looking forward for my next fight,” Prochazka said in a video on “X.” “And, Jamahal, don’t speak about my performances, fight IQ and all these things because in your last fight, you didn’t show nothing really.

“And the same guy, Ankalaev, in your last three fights, you showed totally nothing. So, stay on the ground then. OK, so I’ll see you 18th of January. I’m going to win. I’m going for win. Let’s go. See you.”

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— Jiri BJP Prochazka (@jiri_bjp) November 26, 2024

Ankalaev (19-1-1 MMA, 10-1-1 UFC) fired back, reminding Prochazka of his last few outcomes. The 32-year-old is angling for a title shot against Pereira after he defeated Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 308.

“Hey why you talk about me, 2 of your last 3 fights you went to sleep, Alex made you go to sleep but I will make Alex go to sleep and I believe Jamahal Hill will make you sleep also, your new name is sleepy Jiri. Focus on your fight,” Ankalaev wrote on X.

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UFC 311 news: Jamahal Hill vs. Jiri Prochazka set for battle of former champions

A big light heavyweight fight is set for the first UFC pay-per-view of 2025.

A big light heavyweight matchup is on the docket for Southern California on the first UFC pay-per-view event of 2025.

Former champions [autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag] and [autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag] will square off at UFC 311, which takes place Jan. 18 at Inuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.

The matchup was announced during the UFC Fight Night 248 post-fight show Saturday, and by Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC).

Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) rose to championship status in January 2023 to win the promotion’s light heavyweight title when he defeated Glover Teixeira at UFC 283. However, he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in a UFC fighter pickup basketball game that caused him to vacate the title. At UFC 300 in April, Hill returned vs. champion Alex Pereira and was knocked out in the first round. He was then scheduled to fight Carlos Ulberg at UFC 303 in June but suffered a knee injury.

Prochazka aims to bounce back from a head kick knockout loss to Pereira at UFC 303 in June. Prior to that, he defeated Aleksandar Rakic by TKO at UFC 300. Prochazka has only lost to Pereira in his UFC tenure, also having been TKO’d by “Poatan” at UFC 295 in November 2023.

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With the addition, the UFC 311 lineup includes:

Jamahal Hill vs. Jiri Prochazka
Jailton Almeida vs. Serghei Spivac
Grant Dawson vs. Diego Ferreira
Muin Gafurov vs. Rinya Nakamura
Bogdan Guskov vs. Johnny Walker
Ailin Perez vs. Karol Rosa
Sedriques Dumas vs. Zach Reese
Raoni Barcelos vs. Payton Talbott
Bernardo Sopaj vs. Ricky Turcios

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Jiri Prochazka interested in following UFC champ Dricus Du Plessis: ‘I’ll clear things up there and take the belt’

Jiri Prochazka reiterates interest in a potential move down to middleweight.

[autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag] has reiterated interest in a potential move down to middleweight.

Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) now has fallen short twice to light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira by knockout. Outside of Pereira, Prochazka has finished all four of his other UFC opponents.

Prochazka doesn’t see himself having issues making 185 pounds and said a move down would depend on the outcome of the middleweight title fight between champion [autotag]Dricus Du Plessis[/autotag] (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and Israel Adesanya at UFC 305. Du Plessis wound up submitting Adesanya in Round 4.

“If Adesanya wins, I’ll stay in the light heavyweight division, but if Du Plessis wins, I’ll follow him,” Prochazka said in Czech, according to his YouTube channel translation. I’ll clear things up a bit there and take the belt. But I feel good and strong in the light heavyweight division, even though the guys there are a bit heavier.

“Almost all of them. So I have to say that I have no problem physically and strength-wise, or in any way, with clearing them out, but it would certainly be a challenge for me to go for the belt in the (middleweight) division and then move up. But I’ll really let it flow and see how it unfolds.”

If Prochazka remains at light heavyweight, he’s open to Jamahal Hill next but says that fight isn’t currently in the works. Like Prochazka, Hill’s most recent fight is a knockout loss to Pereira.

“That’s interesting because there hasn’t been any negotiation or discussion with the manager or anyone else yet,” Prochazka said. “I just sent one message regarding Hill, just as an informational note, and I’m not sure if anything has progressed or if someone let something slip. But for now it’s all just speculation.”

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Jiri Prochazka: ‘I really don’t understand the chance’ for Khalil Rountree vs. Alex Pereira at UFC 307

Like many, Jiri Prochazka is surprised to see Khalil Rountree get a UFC title opportunity vs. Alex Pereira.

PERTH, Australia – Like many, [autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag] is surprised to see [autotag]Khalil Rountree[/autotag] get the title opportunity vs. UFC light heavyweight champion [autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag].

Rountree (13-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) challenges Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) on Oct. 5 in the UFC 307 main event in Salt Lake City, Utah. The fight announcement left the likes of Jamahal Hill dumbfounded and also caught Prochazka off guard.

Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) is coming off a title loss to Pereira at UFC 303 in June – a setback that doesn’t sit well with him. Prochazka’s lone two octagon losses have both come to Pereira by finish.

“OK, it’s a fight, I really don’t understand the chance for Rountree,” Prochazka said during the UFC 305 Q&A. “But, I still keep my mind on Alex Pereira because I believe I can beat him. I believe in that.

“My honor is telling me to stay at light heavyweight, fight another guy, win the next fight, win the next fight, take a title, and show the best, because last time I think I showed my worst performance in my life.”

Prochazka admits he’s still undecided on whether he’ll remain at 205 pounds or drop down to middleweight for his next fight.

“It depends on where I will stay,” Prochazka said. “In light heavyweight, there is, I think, in the next step Jamahal Hill, and if I decide to go to middleweight, let’s see who will be there. But right now, because I’m talking about middleweight because I feel like my body still can push it to this weight, take the belt, and go back or whatever. So that’s on my mind right now.”

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Ben Askren knew Jiri Prochazka would lose when he started ‘to worry about witchcraft’ ahead of UFC 303

Ben Askren thinks Jiri Prochazka’s head wasn’t in the right space going into UFC 303.

[autotag]Ben Askren[/autotag] thinks [autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag]’s head wasn’t in the right space going into UFC 303.

Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) was knocked out by light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) in their title-rematch this past Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

In the lead-up to the fight, Prochazka pleaded with Pereira to not seek spiritual help from Shamans, and to fight in a pure and clean way. On his “Funky and the Champ” show with Daniel Cormier, Askren knew that mindset would lead to Prochazka’s downfall.

“I hate it,” Askren said of Prochazka’s thoughts leading into UFC 303. “If you start talking like that, that is a clear sign you’re going to get your ass kicked. If you’re starting to worry about witchcraft, no, you’re done. You’re not going to win.

“I said, ‘Listen, if he’s worrying about witchcraft, this is going to be over quick. He’s going to get knocked out,’ and that’s what happened. … When you get that far, it’s a little too far. I said it – I hate this. I hate the fact he was thinking about this kind of stuff. If you think about that type of stuff, it’s probably over for you.”

Prochazka was visibly distraught after his second title loss to Pereira, prompting him to say that if he doesn’t evolve, he won’t fight again.

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Spinning Back Clique REPLAY: Alex Pereira stops Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303, Diego Lopes’ future, NAC rulings, more

On “Spinning Back Clique,” our panel discusses Alex Pereira’s win over Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303, what’s next for Diego Lopes, NAC rulings, and more.

Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts.

This week’s panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Mike Bohn and Farah Hannoun will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate the following topics:

[autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag] has logged in his second title defense at light heavyweight, stopping violently [autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag] in a rematch that headlined UFC 303. This was not only a huge result for Pereira, but also for MMA in general, given the magnitude of Pereira’s achievement. Where does “Poatan” rank among the greatest fighters in history? Should UFC grant him a move to heavyweight? What’s next for him at light heavyweight? We discuss.
UFC 303 was also host of many other important results. In the co-main event, [autotag]Diego Lopes[/autotag] defeated [autotag]Dan Ige[/autotag] in a fight that was made during the event as [autotag]Brian Ortega[/autotag], Lopes’ original opponent, pulled out due to illness. Also, [autotag]Ian Machado Garry[/autotag] remained undefeated after beating [autotag]Michael Page[/autotag] in a very close fight, among other results. We make sense of the main UFC 303 outcomes.
It was an interesting week for the Nevada Athletic Commission. Most notably, they were responsible for sanctioning and greenlighting the Lopes vs. Ige fight hours before the bout itself in an unprecedented move. They also issued their sanctions on [autotag]Arman Tsarukyan[/autotag], who swung at a fan during his UFC 300 walkout, and [autotag]Igor Severino[/autotag], who was cut from the UFC after biting his opponent. What do we make of these calls? Was the right decision made? We discuss.
Lastly, UFC 303 and the NAC rulings weren’t the only things that happened last week. There were also many other interesting developments in the sport. Each panelist highlights a story that caught their attention from this past week.

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