Jiri Prochazka Revealed the Attitude Change that Affected His Performance Against Glover Teixeira
In a recent interview with MMA Fighting.com, UFC light heavyweight Jiri Prochazka talked about his title-winning effort against Glover Teixeira at UFC 275. Prochazka became the first fighter from the Czech Republic to pick up UFC gold.
He defeated the veteran 205-pound former champion in Teixeira via RNC submission with just 28 seconds left in the final round. Moreover, Glover Teixeira was on his way to winning the contest as he was up on the scorecards as the fight moved into the final round.
Jiri Prochazka looks back at his effort at UFC 275
Prochazka is undefeated since losing to ‘King Mo’ Lawal back in 2015 and he’s leveled up his game in a massive way. Chiefly, this level of proficiency has led Jiri Prochazka to place his performances on a pedestal and he certainly expects a near-flawless performance every time he steps in the cage.
Prochazka expanded on his performance and revealed that he was disappointed with the lack of ‘total dominance’ in the fight.
“I’m disappointed by it because I didn’t show what I said before the fight, like a total dominance, and I didn’t feel like I wanted to feel in the fight,”
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“I little bit changed my attitude before the fight, and that was not a good idea, and I know what to do for the next time. But the belt is here and I’m glad for that. That’s good enough. Glover was tough and I expected it will be like that in the fight, but I forgot to keep myself in the attitude [of] what I want to be in a fight. And that was the main mistake.”
Jiri Prochazka is now primed to face Jan Blachowicz in his first title defence after the former champion from Poland came up on top against Aleksandr Rakic. Moreover, Glover Teixeira has also voiced an interest to rematch Jiri Prochazka in the aftermath of their first fight which is being touted as one of the best 205-pound fights in recent memory.
