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Alex Pattle

Conor McGregor hails ‘samurai’ Jiri Prochazka in wake of Czech’s UFC title win

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Conor McGregor has congratulated Jiri Prochazka on becoming the Czech Republic’s first UFC champion following the light heavyweight’s title win against Glover Teixeira.

Prochazka submitted Teixeira with around 30 seconds left in the fifth and final round of the UFC 275 main event on Saturday, dramatically avoiding what was set to be a decision defeat in Singapore.

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