Jiri Prochazka called a ‘choke artist’ in UFC analyst’s tackle third consecutive title fight loss

Over the past decade, Jiri Prochazka has only suffered losses to 2 men.

Three of the previous champion’s six profession defeats, five of which have been knockouts, have are available in UFC title fights.

Prochazka still wants a 3rd fight with Alex Pereira after the Brazilian stopped him in each of their two meetings contained in the Octagon.

Following Saturday night’s motion, where Carlos Ulberg put Prochazka away to win the vacant light heavyweight gold, an analyst raised some concerns in regards to the fan favorite.

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Jiri Prochazka blamed showing Carlos Ulberg mercy as the explanation he wasn’t in a position to finish his opponent despite his significantly compromised leg.

In the course of the UFC’s ‘On the Road’ show, analysts Chael Sonnen and Din Thomas each disagreed with this narrative.

Thomas went one step further by stating that Prochazka won’t be the type of fighter who rises to the occasion in the most important of moments.

“I would like to say this with as much respect as I possibly can, and that is going to sound really bad,” he said. “Nevertheless it almost to me is he’s type of a choke artist in the large moments.”

Sonnen backed up this point, arguing that there was lots of pressure on Prochazka on account of this not being his first shot at reclaiming the sunshine heavyweight title.

That being said, we’ve seen Prochazka record a few of the very best wins of his profession when fights aren’t going his way and his back is against the wall.

The 33-year-old has at all times been a kill-or-be-killed form of fighter who may not have made the right decisions on Saturday night in Miami.

Nevertheless, that shouldn’t detract from Carlos Ulberg’s performance, as he won the title despite many feeling the result was inevitable once he injured his leg early within the fight.