To say Jiri Prochazka is locked in on his UFC 311 matchup with Jamahal Hill can be an understatement — particularly in relation to the trash discuss.
“He’s an opponent who I needed earlier than and he had quite a lot of issues to [say] about me and my my type, my all the things, no matter,” Prochazka instructed MMA Combating. “So proper now, time to battle, that’s all. And I’m prepared to indicate my greatest, and that’s all.”
The 2 former gentle heavyweight champions battle in a three-round major card bout on the UFC’s first pay-per-view of 2025 in Los Angeles on Jan. 18. Each males have been brutally knocked out by present champ Alex Pereira of their latest matchups, however since this subsequent bout was booked, Hill has had some issues to say about Prochazka’s combating type, and likewise evaluating the losses to Pereira, saying that whereas he acquired caught at UFC 300, Prochazka was “fully shut down, fully uncovered, after which acquired finished dangerous” at UFC 303.
Prochazka is storing the knowledge, probably, as bulletin board materials, nevertheless it isn’t about trash discuss for Prochazka, it’s about letting his violent tendencies present themselves when the octagon door locks.
“I don’t care what he’s saying as a result of it’s not simply primarily about me, it simply exhibits what what’s in his head,” Prochazka defined. “Man, I don’t care about what different individuals say about me as a result of when you know the way this works, methods to work the psychological of the human physique, so how individuals can discuss others and why they discuss others, particularly when he don’t know me personally. He is aware of simply my combating type and in that, he’s completely out along with his commentary.
“In order that’s why I don’t care about these trash talks as a result of. Are you aware how the true assured man, an actual man [looks] like? He don’t know. He don’t must say some shit about others, to talk about his robust sides and in regards to the weaknesses in his opponent as a result of he’s self-confident an excessive amount of to not do this. That’s, for me, the true energy of the person. That’s it. I don’t need to communicate… I need to discuss others, however why [would I]? I see that like a weak spot to talk some bullshit about my opponents, man. I’m going there, I’ll present my greatest, and I’ll present that to all of the world that I’m one of the best, and that’s all. My actions will discuss.
“It’s not me who’s saying that. He’s saying that. He’s simply exhibiting that about himself as a result of, a lot of speaking, a lot of speaking. The person will not be right here on this world to talk about others, however to do the best issues. When the person desires to battle, [when] a warrior desires to battle, he’ll battle. That’s all. No discuss, no [doing] bullshit, some silly issues. Do it. That’s all.”
Forward of UFC 310, Hill was proven on digital camera approaching Pereira on the UFC Efficiency Institute, getting underneath the champ’s pores and skin to the purpose that Pereira threw a pair of boxing gloves at Hill to get within the cage and battle it out. Hill in the end declined the provide.
When requested in regards to the incident, Prochazka was hesitant to reply, however ended up giving a quick synopsis of what he noticed.
“I simply don’t care what he desires or what he don’t need, or no matter,” Prochazka stated. “[They] have simply settled the battle, and that’s all. And about Alex, when he gained, when he needed to battle Alex and to talk with him loads. He needed to go to the cage and discover him there.
“However he didn’t do this, so nonsense. Nonsense. Doesn’t matter, so a few of these guys [are] attempting to, and [pretending to be] warriors, however they aren’t.”
Prochazka completed Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 300, which was sandwiched between two knockout losses to Pereira. The previous RIZIN star took loads from the UFC 303 loss to “Poatan,” and has adopted a brand new acceptance of who and what he’s. Prochazka is totally locked in and laser-focused on Hill, and his first battle of 2025.
“Yeah [I’m locked in], however what? I’ve no different possibility,” Prochazka stated. “I’ve no different possibility. That is my life. That is what I spotted. This warrior path is my life and that is what I’ve to do, what I must do, what I need to do.
“That is me.”
