After many years of mutual mutual mocking, Jiri Prochazka and Aleksandar Rakic prepared to first encounter. With Rakic, this is his first match after 2 years. Meanwhile, Jiri Prochazka considers the upcoming confrontation as a golden opportunity to return to the championship race.
The competition for a long time to completely treat the injury does not affect Rakic's ranking. He still has a position in the Top 5. Prochazka is still ranked 2 after losing to Alex Pereira, so he will be eligible to compete if he won against Rakic.
“I am very happy that I can return quickly in a short time. After the upcoming match to meet Rakic, I believe I have the opportunity to win. I can even be eligible to challenge the championship if you win convincingly,” Jira Prochazka confidently declared and international media.
In terms of time with UFC, Jiri Prochazka is a rookie. He joined the tournament after successfully defending the championship belt at the Rizin system. Prochazka only takes 2 wins to achieve UFC belt conditions, where he won against Glover Teixeira to become a champion.
Prochazka's championship belt then had to be empty, because he had a long -term injury and could not protect the belt. He returned in November 2023 but lost to Alex Pereira. It was the Prochazka match that lost quite early when the opponent was knocked out, in the context that he did not have a really good performance.