“I was out” Jiri Prochazka shuts down ‘early stoppage’ claims after brutal knockout from Alex Pereira at UFC 295

After commentators and fans claiming Marc Goddard's stoppage as early, Jiri Prochazka shared his thoughts on his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan.

“I was out” Jiri Prochazka shuts down ‘early stoppage’ claims after brutal knockout from Alex Pereira at UFC 295

Jiri Prochazka accepts the stoppage was right (Source: Instagram/X)

Jiri Prochazka lost his title fight against Alex Pereira via TKO. This fight went down as the main event of UFC 295. As such, there was high tension between the fighters. In the end, Alex Pereira finished the fight in the second round. Referee Marc Goddard stopped the fight as Prochazka went to the ground after a flurry of powerful punches and elbows from ‘Poatan.’

This stoppage received early criticism from the commentators and fans. But, Jiri Prochazka cleared the doubts in his post-fight interview. Joe Rogan questioned him about the stoppage, and he said that it was the right decision. Further, he said that he was out when he hit the ground. Here is what he said:

I think in the end, it was right. I was out.

Jiri Prochazka after UFC 295 title fight.
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Jiri Prochazka was a former UFC light-heavyweight champion. He relinquished his belt after suffering an injury while training in the gym. This led to a chaotic cycle in the division. As such, Jamahal Hill became the champion, but he also got injured and vacated his title. Finally, Prochazka came to fight for the belt that he never lost against Alex Pereira. But he lost the fight via TKO.

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Alex Pereira was crowned the new UFC light-heavyweight champion after being victorious in UFC 295. Now, Jiri Prochazka has to look for a way to be back in title contention. This was his first loss in the UFC and only the fourth in his overall MMA career.

Jiri Prochazka promises he’ll be back after losing his title fight to Alex Pereira

Alex Pereira beat Jiri Prochazka to become the UFC light-heavyweight champion. He finished Prochazka late in the second round. But, Prochazka was stoic about his loss and promised he would be back stronger than ever in his post-fight interview. Further, he thanked Pereira for this fight and said this was a big learning for him.

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Jiri Prochazka (Image Courtesy – Sports Lumo)

Although Jiri Prochazka lost this fight, he’s young and would return quickly. Last year, he vacated his light-heavyweight title, citing a shoulder injury. It was one of the worst shoulder injuries that the UFC doctors had seen. He came back from it to fight for his title. He failed, but this just showed his courage and tenacity to bounce back from adverse situations.

Who would Jiri Prochazka face on his return? That’s the question. His best way to get back into title contention soon is to fight someone at the top of the rankings. As such, Magomed Ankalaev is the only viable option. But we would have to wait and see what the UFC does.

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