If Jiri Prochazka ever fights for the “BMF” championship, it could lead to one of the most brutal fights in MMA history.
That’s if the UFC ever puts the symbolic title on the line in any of its heavier weight classes and if they listen to Prochazka’s unique suggestion for future contests. Speaking to Michael Bisping and Paul Felder, Prochazka said he is interested in fighting for the BMF belt someday and that the winner should only be determined by a true slugfest.
“I thought about that and I just
got an idea,” Prochazka said. “I think the BMF title [will be won] by the guy who will stay in the center of the octagon and, like Max Holloway show with the hand to the center, and stay there and all the rounds all the time, just this.
“Pure violence, pure BMF.”
Prochazka’s comments come in the wake of the widely lambasted UFC 326 main event, which saw a highly anticipated rematch between Charles Oliveira and Max Holloway, two of this generation’s most exciting fighters, turn out to be a dud when Oliveira used a grappling-heavy attack to neutralize Holloway for five rounds.
Felder and Prochazka joked that BMF title fights should resemble a boxing drill wherein two fighters stand with one foot inside of a tire while throwing close-quarters punches, and while Prochazka loves the idea, he didn’t begrudge Oliveira for doing what he had to do to win.
“Short distance,” Prochazka said. “But let’s do that with the highest, the best athletes. Just two guys, but also Oliveira he had totally another strategy and he used that and he was successful.”
Prochazka has bigger fish to fry at the moment as he looks ahead to a UFC 327 main event clash with Carlos Ulberg for a vacant light heavyweight title. The belt is up for grabs with Prochazka’s longtime rival Alex Pereira relinquishing it as he moves up to heavyweight, and Prochazka seeks to defeat Ulberg to become champion a second time.
With 28 of his 32 career wins coming by way of knockout, Prochazka has always fought with a BMF spirit, and fans shouldn’t expect that to change on April 11.
“Really nice, really humble, and everything good,” Prochazka said of Ulberg. “Then I saw some videos, he made fun of me in some videos, I don’t care. He’s a fighter. He’s a good fighter. He has a win streak. I’m going to stop him. I’m going to win the belt. That’s all what I will do.”
