UFC legend questions Jiri Prochazka’s ‘hands down’ approach after UFC 327 loss

UFC legend Demetrious Johnson has given his thoughts on how Jiri Prochazka can work on some of his in-cage problems.

Last weekend at UFC 327, Jiri Prochazka was knocked out by Carlos Ulberg. This meant that Jiri failed in his attempt to become a two-time UFC light heavyweight champion, and after the fight, he caused a bit of a stir by suggesting that he showed mercy to Ulberg when he realized that he was injured.

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Of course, Prochazka would go on to regret that after Ulberg knocked him out cold to become the new champ. Some have suggested that Jiri was just trying to protect himself with those comments, whereas others are just outright frustrated if it is, in fact, the truth.

In a recent video, Demetrious Johnson weighed in on what he considers to be one of the key problems in Prochazka’s game.

Johnson’s view on Prochazka’s issues

“This is a lesson that I always say: Those athletes out there who keep their hands down when they fight – Bobby Green, Jiri Prochazka – when you have your hands down, if a guy goes wham and you can’t block everything,” Johnson said on his YouTube channel.

“That’s a shot that just caught Jiri Prochazka at the very edge on the chin and drops him, and now we have a new light heavyweight champion of the world with Carlos Ulberg. I think he’s never going to break that habit of keeping his hands down fighting that way. I feel absolutely gutted for him.”

Quotes via MMA Junkie

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