MMA fans recently voiced their thoughts after witnessing Jiri Prochazka's take on firing verbal shots toward his upcoming UFC 311 rival, Jamahal Hill. Despite Hill's disses, Prochazka showcased no intent to bad-mouth his rival.
Prochazka has a reputation for being respectful in victory and defeat. However, he had to endure two defeats in his last three encounters, both of which came at the hands of the current light heavyweight champ, Alex Pereira.
Currently, Prochazka is leaving no stone unturned to revamp his winning run in the UFC with a victory against Hill at UFC 311. The Czechia native is also trying out all new methods of training including using a treadmill to sharpen his movements.
A recent Instagram video from MMA Fighting showcased that Prochazka doesn't want to follow a Conor Mcgregor-like approach to get the better of his upcoming rival. He doesn't intend to have a war of words with Hill despite his intense desire to defeat him. The caption to MMA Fighting's post summarized Prochazka's approach towards Hill in terms of trash-talking.
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"Jiří Procházka isn't interested in verbal warfare with Jamahal Hill ahead of #UFC311"
Several fans appreciated Prochazka's attitude in the comments section of the post, with many predicting what Hill's reaction to Prochazka's words would be. One such comment read:
"10 min Jamahal [Hill] video on YouTube incoming"
Others penned:
"Hill['s] hour long response video 5 minutes after this comes out."
"Jiri is going to demolish Jamahal, any[one] thinking otherwise is delusional"
"Respect"
Check out some more reactions below:
Jiri Prochazka views his third potential clash with Alex Pereira as the biggest fight of his career
Jiri Prochazka boasted an unblemished UFC record along with being the UFC light heavyweight champion till he met Alex Pereira inside the octagon. The Brazilian didn't allow Prochazka to reclaim the divisional championship with a victory in their first fight at UFC 295.
Prochazka got a chance to avenge his UFC 295 loss at UFC 303 as he took on Pereira for the second time. However, 'BJP' fell short of a victory this time as well. This is why he views the potential trilogy fight between him and Pereira as the "fight for his life".
In a recent interview with MMA Fighting, Prochazka said:
"Right now, it is Jamahal Hill. Next, we will see who's the champion. If that's Alex... If there is a question about the fight with Alex, that will be, for me, the fight for my life, yeah!"
Check out Jiri Prochazka's words below (12:25):