Contained in the Octagon, Jiri Prochazka is among the most intense fighters within the sport right now. Exterior of the Octagon, he’s a peaceable man who strives to be the best possible model of himself.
Earlier than his unimaginable second-round knockout of Aleksandar Rakic within the featured prelim at UFC 300, ‘BJP’ was noticed standing alone exterior of T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas. Person @OGICEY posted the viral clip on X, noting that the previous gentle heavyweight champion was in the identical spot for roughly 20 minutes.
Talking with media members following his second-round end in opposition to Rakic, Prochazka was requested in regards to the video and what led him to face exterior the venue moments earlier than his battle.
“Yeah, that was me,” Prochazka mentioned at Saturday’s post-fight press convention. “That’s my ritual, which I’m doing earlier than each battle.
“When you find yourself peaceable and quiet in your self and when you’re actually related to your self, to the most effective model of your self, and when you already know what’s going to come, what’s earlier than you, in the future or two days or every week, it doesn’t matter, you need to work on that on daily basis. They title that the ‘legislation of attraction,’ so you need to simply observe your imaginative and prescient in an trustworthy manner.”
At first, issues regarded tough for Jiri Prochazka as Rakic repeatedly peppered his lead leg with a bevy of brutal calf kicks. Undeterred, Prochazka continued transferring ahead, strolling down ‘Rocket’ decided so as to add one other highlight-reel-worthy end to his resume.
The second got here close to the two-and-a-half-minute mark of the second spherical when Prochazka blasted Rakic with a booming proper hand that had his opponent reeling. From there, it was only a matter of time.
His unmatched depth and aggressive method contained in the Octagon have made Prochazka one among MMA’s most feared combatants. Nonetheless, ‘BJP’ doesn’t thoughts if followers method him to say hey whereas he’s out and about, even when it’s earlier than a giant battle.
“I’m not a psycho,” Prochazka mentioned when requested about different individuals within the video who could have thought to method him. “It doesn’t matter, we will speak, we will no matter, however there’s a time when all people needs to be alone with our issues. That’s my sort of meditation.
“That’s one thing after I began at 16 years outdated in highschool with this stuff, to look at my visions of my greatest model on this life and observe them. This was that video, after I’m doing this stuff, as a result of if you really need one thing, it’s not you need one thing. That dream, that imaginative and prescient needs you too and your work is to remain brave and take motion. That’s all.”
Jiri Prochazka bounces again following brutal loss to Alex Pereira
The massive win over Rakic at UFC 300 scored Prochazka a history-making $300,000 efficiency bonus. However for him, it wasn’t in regards to the additional paycheck, nor was it about competing at one of many largest occasions in MMA historical past. It was about redemption.
“For me, it was not an excessive amount of in regards to the occasion, however after my final battle in New York with Pereira, it was for me essential to make a spark inside myself,” Prochazka mentioned. “To point out to myself that storm, that hunter inside myself, and I’m very glad for that. Very glad.”
Pereira went on to complete Jamahal Hill within the first spherical of their UFC 300 headliner, probably setting the stage for a rematch between ‘Poatan’ and Prochazka.
However first, it appears like Pereira needs to deal with some enterprise at heavyweight.