SINGAPORE – Despite entertaining the masses, Jiri Prochazka is not happy with his effort in claiming the light heavyweight title from Glover Teixeira in the UFC 275 main event.
Prochazka (29-3-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) made good on his first championship opportunity Saturday when he submitted Teixeira (33-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) in the fifth round at Singapore Indoor Stadium. The back-and-forth battle is a Fight of the Year candidate, but it was not what Prochazka wanted from himself inside the octagon.
“From my side it was horrible fight, horrible performance,” Prochazka told MMA Junkie and other reporters at the UFC 275 post-fight news conference. “Honestly. You saw that fight. I just survived some moments. It’s my plan to be dominant and not just to be a survivor in there. For you it’s beautiful because you like to be entertained, but for a fighter, I like to fight clean.”
