Jiri Prochazka drops major update on preparing for both Khalil Rountree Jr. and Magomed Ankalaev

Jiri Prochazka lately shared an replace on his preparation for his upcoming struggle towards Khalil Rountree Jr. and a possible subsequent title conflict towards Magomed Ankalaev. Prochazka made it clear that he is coaching for each males.

Prochazka is about to face Rountree Jr. in a pivotal gentle heavyweight conflict at UFC 320 this weekend. In the meantime, Ankalaev will likely be going up towards Alex Pereira in a title rematch within the headliner of the identical card. Provided that the winner of the Prochazka-Rountree Jr. struggle may doubtlessly face the winner of the Ankalaev-Pereira rematch, it is no shock that ‘Denisa’ can be gearing up for a title shot.

In a current video shared to his socials, the previous UFC gentle heavyweight champion revealed that he is prepping for Rountree Jr. and Ankalaev each, anticipating the latter to beat Pereira once more. He stated:

“After an in depth dialogue with the supervisor, I might say it is extra like two. It is for Rountree Jr. and extra doubtless for Ankalaev as properly. If Ankalaev had been to drop out, I do not know if it will be a title struggle with Pereira or if it will occur in any respect. I do not suppose so. It is not possible.”

He continued:

“So the preparation is for Rountree Jr. and presumably Ankalaev. Apparently, he hasn’t been on the bottom in any respect but… Primarily, the preparation for Rountree, who has a southpaw stance, is definitely the identical as for Ankalaev. Besides that Ankalaev is just a bit totally different stylistically. He is extra cellular and there is a a lot higher menace of takedowns.”

Jiri Prochazka addresses preventing on the identical card as Alex Pereira after shedding to the Brazilian twice

Jiri Prochazka lately got here clear on preventing on the identical card as Alex Pereira, the person who beat him twice within the cage. Prochazka confronted Pereira at UFC 295 in November 2023 after which at UFC 303 in June 2024, beating the Czech fighter through second-round TKO on each events.

Throughout a current interplay with the media (through @full_send_mma on X), Prochazka claimed that he’d already processed each losses and would not get distracted by Pereira preventing on the identical card as him. He stated:

“That is one thing that I already take care of. You realize me, I meditate and do a variety of internal work… I can’t have that perspective of vendetta in direction of him. The one factor I can say is I imagine I’m on a stage the place I can beat [Magomed] Ankalaev or Pereira.”

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