Chael Sonnen questions authenticity of Jiri Prochazka's  shoulder injury, brings up USADA testing history

Chael Sonnen recently claimed that he was not convinced that Jiri Prochazka was really injured and cited the absence of a shoulder sling as what aroused his suspicions. 'The American Gangster' also brought up Prochazka's doping test history with USADA and his vacating of the light heavyweight title after the injury.

Last year, it was revealed that 'Denisa' was the United States Anti-Doping Agency's (USADA) most-tested athlete across all sports, with a whopping 62 samples submitted in 2022. Later that same year, Prochazka was forced out of his title defense against Glover Teixeira at UFC 282 due to a shoulder injury suffered during training.

However, Chael Sonnen is suspicious of the circumstances surrounding the injury, considering the Czech native subsequently vacated the title so as not to hold up the progress of the division. In a recent video, Sonnen referred to Prochazka's video response to Hill's title win and stated:

"I just can't help but notice, there's no sling. A shoulder so bad that they took a belt off the guy, they moved on with it... That doesn't require a neoprene sleeve?... I gotta tell you, this is a little bit weird... We were told that a guy who was drug tested a record amount by USADA... All of a sudden pulls up with a shoulder injury that doesn't require so much as a band-aid?"

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Jiri Prochazka congratulates Jamahal Hill with chilling video

Jiri Prochazka recently congratulated Jamahal Hill for his decisive victory over Glover Teixeira at UFC 283 to lay claim to the light heavyweight title.

Soon after Hill got his hand raised at the end of five testing rounds, Prochazka took to Instagram to post a video to commend Jamahal Hill and add a chilling warning to 'Sweet Dreams' of his return.

The 'Czech Samurai' can be seen in the woods surrounded by trees with snow falling all around him. Prochazka congratulated the current light heavyweight champion, followed by a menacing warning. He stated:

“Congratulations, I’m coming. I’m coming!”

Watch the video below:

While there is no official confirmation on when Jiri Prochazka will return to action, 'Denisa' has insisted that he’ll be back in a matter of months, meaning he could potentially serve as Hill’s first title defense later in 2023.

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