Former undisputed UFC mild heavyweight champion, Jiri Prochazka has sights on a title eliminator in his return to motion on the very least later this annum — figuring out a pairing with fellow ex-titleholder, Jan Blachowicz as a perfect subsequent foe for him.
Prochazka, who featured at UFC 311 final month, turned in an eventual third spherical TKO win over one other former mild heavyweight gold holder, Jamahal Hill, ending his feud with the Illinois native in an eventual stoppage as a part of a lauded efficiency.
And staking his declare for a 3rd title cost towards two-fight rival, Alex Pereira subsequent, Jiri Prochazka’s fast hopes have been squandered with the Brazilian first set to struggle Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 in March.
Jiri Prochazka welcomes Jan Blachowicz title eliminator subsequent
Nonetheless, welcoming the possibility to struggle the victor of that evening’s title headliner, Czech Republic star, Prochazka has additionally claimed a struggle with Polish veteran, Blachowicz pursuits him subsequent — nevertheless, he’s at present booked to struggle the streaking, Carlos Ulberg within the co-main occasion of UFC London subsequent month.
“I see three guys there who’s from top five like [as a good] challenge for me,” Jiri Prochazka mentioned throughout an look on the “Overdogs with Mike Perry” podcast. “Because I don’t wait to fight other guys. There’s Alex (Pereira), there is (Magomedov) Ankalaev and the third one is Jan Blachowicz. Because he showed a really nice performance against Alex too… This year I know I’m going to the top… Just give me an opponent and I want to show that I am the champion.”
Himself sat at quantity three within the mild heavyweight rankings, Blachowicz, a former KSW gold holder, has but to struggle since taking Pereira the gap in a hard-fought break up resolution loss two summers in the past, most not too long ago forcing a TKO win over common-foe, Aleksandar Rakic after the Austrian suffered a knee harm throughout their 2022 principal occasion conflict.
