Ben Askren is giving his thoughts on the USADA testing pool and why former champion Jiří Procházka might be tested so often. In 2015 the UFC brought in The U.S Anti-Doping Agency to help administer drug tests to their athletes. The idea was to clean up the sport and allow an outside agency to administer
Dana White has seen a lot of things in his time as the UFC President, but nothing like Jiri Prochazka’s recent injury. The UFC Light Heavyweight Champion withdraw from his headliner spot at UFC 282 and would also vacate his title following the utter destruction of his shoulder. Prochazka reportedly suffered the shoulder injury during
UFC light heavyweight Jamahal Hill thinks the former champ Jiří Procházka made a bad call giving up his title. The UFC light heavyweight title picture had a massive shakeup this past week. Originally there was to be a title fight between champion Jiří Procházka and Glover Teixeira for the light heavyweight belt at UFC 282.
Jiri Prochazka has released a statement after vacating his light heavyweight title and withdrawing from UFC 282. Former 205-pound king Prochazka was slated to face fellow former champion Glover Teixeira in the headlining bout of UFC 282 on Dec. 10 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. After a Fight of the Year-worthy clash
Jiri Prochazka is no longer the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Injured Prochazka Vacates Title After suffering a severe orthopedic injury, Prochazka decided to withdraw from his title rematch with Glover Teixeira at UFC 282. Since he’ll likely be on the sidelines for a year due to the injury, Prochazka has opted to relinquish his UFC
UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka is in final preparations for his highly-anticipated rematch with former titleholder Glover Teixeira. The two fighters will run back their instant classic from UFC 275. That night, Jiri Prochazka captured UFC gold after a brutal back-and-forth contest that saw both warriors come within earshot of a victory. In the
Despite his jaw-dropping fifth-round TKO over Israel Adesanya at UFC 281, Alex Pereira is already being treated as the underdog in a potential rematch. Pereira scored the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career on Saturday night, defeating Adesanya for the third time across two different promotions. As the minutes ticked away, it appeared
UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka has been borderline harassed by USADA, being tested more than three times as much as any other fighter on the roster throughout 2022. As reported by TSN Sports’ Aaron Bronsteter on Twitter, the United States Anti-Doping Agency tested Prochazka 51 times in 2022 with a staggering 24 of those
UFC light heavyweight Jamahal Hill is currently on a three-fight win streak and is racing towards a UFC title opportunity. The light heavyweight standout recently sat down with former UFC fighter Brendan Schaub on ‘Food Truck Diaries‘ to discuss his rise through the UFC rankings and spoke about potential opponents going forward, including UFC legend
New light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka will run it back with the man he took the title from, Glover Teixeira, at UFC 282 on December 10th. The two warriors first met at UFC 275 in June delivering a Fight of the Year candidate. It was a brutal back-and-forth war that saw Prochazka score a fifth-round
UFC light heavyweight Dustin Jacoby is breaking down the rematch between Jiří Procházka and Glover Teixeira. The UFC light heavyweight division has been historically one of the most exciting divisions in the UFC. For many years the 205-pound division was headed up by Jon Jones. In 2020 he decided to relinquish his crown and has
After dropping four of his last five inside the Octagon, it was like a win or go-home situation for Johnny Walker at UFC 279. Win is exactly what Johnny Walker did, scoring the first submission victory of his UFC career with a first-round rear-naked choke of Ion Cutelaba. Following his big finish, Walker spoke with James
Jamahal Hill thinks it’s about time he steps in the Octagon with Jiri Prochazka. ‘Sweet Dreams’ is dreaming of a title shot Hill has been calling for a fight with the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion for a while now, even before he crowned the king of the division. After dispatching Thiago Santos this weekend, ‘Sweet
Jan Blachowicz has not given up on a showdown with Jiri Prochazka. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz was expected to challenge the new divisional king Jiri Prochazka in his first title defense. After dethroning Glover Teixeira at UFC 275, Prochazka named Blachowicz as the biggest challenge ahead and expressed his desire to compete
Jan Blachowicz says the UFC light heavyweight champion broke the samurai code. Rematch On Monday, Jiri Prochazka announced on his social media that he wants to rematch Glover Teixeira for his first UFC light heavyweight title defense. “I have made [a decision] for my next fight. I want to fight Glover my next fight,” Prochazka
Jiri Prochazka reacted to Kamaru Usman’s desire to move up to light heavyweight. Usman has long detailed his desire to move up to light heavyweight and potentially challenge the champion. That’s been even more so the case in recent weeks with Usman claiming he believed he could beat some of the top guys in the