Jiri Prochazka has launched a prolonged video interview on his YouTube channel discussing his loss to Alex Pereira at UFC 303 in June and what’s subsequent for him within the coming months.
Anybody following Prochazka’s social media accounts has seen the “Czech Samurai” revitalizing his soul with varied wild adventures. He not too long ago accomplished the 250 mile Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in northern Spain, and now he’s in Australia coaching and cuddling marsupials.
Whereas this video was filmed earlier than his departure for Perth to look at UFC 305 in particular person, it feels like he’s labored out some unfavorable psychological outlooks he had coming into the second “Poatan” combat.
“As for the black magic,” Prochazka stated when requested about Pereira. “Over the previous yr, I’ve channeled that power into different issues, began focusing an excessive amount of on completely different sources of power fairly than solely by myself. And I believe that was the principle problem; then got here the magic and all these different issues. That simply got here together with it.”
“Seeing that Pereira was doing sure issues, I simply grabbed onto that,” he continued. “And I, by indulging in these practices, fell into the identical lure as [Aleksandar] Rakic did earlier than the combat by speaking about me and labeling me in a sure manner. I’ve by no means paid consideration to the opponent’s trash speak earlier than, and I by no means will once more. As a result of it’s only a signal of insecurity and weak point, and someway it simply crept in. Now it’s time to work on it.”
“Musashi writes in his e-book, ‘Consider in gods and Buddhas, however don’t depend on their assist.’ It doesn’t matter who or what it’s, we’re the supply. We’re the important thing. And the folks round us whom we belief, our group, our family members, our household, and mates. I see that as a supply of my power … At this second, I’m in a section of cleaning myself from injustices, from false opinions and unsuitable folks. All lies, simply burn away. And solely the reality stays. In order that’s the fact.”
As for the sensible nuts and bolts of his profession, he as soon as once more declared he was fascinated about transferring right down to middleweight earlier than sharing a lightweight heavyweight identify he’d thrown the UFC’s manner for consideration.
“If Adesanya wins, I’ll keep within the mild heavyweight division, but when Du Plessis wins, I’ll comply with him,” Prochazka stated. “I’ll clear issues up a bit there and take the belt. However I really feel good and powerful within the mild heavyweight division, regardless that the blokes there are a bit heavier. Nearly all of them. So I’ve to say that I’ve no drawback bodily and strength-wise, or in any manner, with clearing them out.”
“However it could actually be a problem for me to go for the belt within the 185lb division after which transfer up. However I’ll actually let it circulation and see the way it unfolds.”
Israel Adesanya did certainly lose at UFC 305, so possibly we’ll see Prochazka change divisions in a quest to defeat Dricus Du Plessis. If he stays at 205 kilos, although, Jamahal Hill’s identify has been rattling round.
“That’s fascinating as a result of there hasn’t been any negotiation or dialogue with the supervisor or anybody else but,” Jiri stated of Jamahal reviews. “I simply despatched one message concerning Hill. Simply as an informational notice, and I’m undecided if something has progressed or if somebody let one thing slip. However for now, it’s all simply hypothesis.”
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