Forward of his return to motion this weekend, Jiri Prochazka has revealed he shaved his head and eliminated his iconic coiffure in a bid to point out “solidarity” to a most cancers affected person he has flown out to aim his UFC 311 conflict with Jamahal Hill.
Prochazka, a former undisputed gentle heavyweight titleholder and the present quantity two ranked divisional contender, is slated to make his return to motion for the primary time since final June this weekend, taking over fellow ex-champion, Hill in a title eliminator grudge struggle.
And forward of the matchup, Prochazka’s iconic coiffure was the topic of dialog, after a affected person who’s present process most cancers remedy by way of chemotherapy shaved her head to match his hair — resulting in a response of assist from the Czech Republic native.
“Every fighter should have a war hair,” Jiri Prochazka posted in response on his official X account.
And tonight throughout his pre-fight press convention, Prochazka revealed a shaven head on the stage, earlier than pledging 1 million Czech Koruna to assist most cancers sufferers with remedy.
Jiri Prochazka pledges $40,000 to most cancers affected person forward of UFC 311 return
“Hello everyone. This hair was inspired by Ashley,” Jiri Prochazka defined. “That girl, she’s fighting with cancer. She will come tomorrow. And all the oncologist patients. And this is my, like, showing the solidarity. Because it’s about sending the good energy, you know. And yesterday I reached 1 million followers on Instagram. So I will give for each other 1 million by my foundation to oncologist patients. So this is it. Martial arts have something to give back. It’s all about a good energy.”
