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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Alex Pattle

UFC champion Jiri Prochazka on samurai, spirituality, and weathering storms in and out of the Octagon

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With waves swirling around him, and his motor flickering and faltering, Jiri Prochazka was caught in a storm and staring into the darkness.

That’s no metaphor, even if it conveys the tempestuous nature of the Czech’s title fight with Glover Teixeira at UFC 275. Instead, it is the very real scene of a recent incident that saw Prochazka, 29, stranded at sea with his friends after their boat’s engine died.

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