When some fighters lose in the UFC, it can take them weeks, months, or sometimes years to fully recover, especially when they are sent on the lightless walk and are left looking at the ceiling when all is said and done. Jiri Prochazka is not one of those people, as he stated that he’s already working hard to get back to top form, and to learn the mistakes of his fight with Ulberg.

“Only thing I know is hard work, keep working, beat the opponent through hard work. Right now, this time, it showed me it can be really easy, and I was not prepared for this scenario. About the things that he’s saying right now, congrats, he’s the champion. Really, he caught me. I accept that, but all these things that he said about I played something, maybe I’m too old to play something. I want to be rare. I want to be real. That was b******* what he said. I don’t want to say any more things and some excuses, I don’t care. I lost. I accept, and let’s go back.”

Prochazka also has a much bigger task away from the cage as he became a father for the first time shortly after the fight with Ulberg. “Denisa” stated that looking after his child is his main priority right now, but he will use being a father to help him through his next camp and lead him to victory when he returns to the cage.

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