Biography(references)This eventually led him to join the hooligan club tied to Prochazka's local soccer team, FC Zbrojovka Brno, where he would take part in organized group street fights with clubs of other teams, even participating in 30-on-30 brawls. Procházka first encountered mixed martial arts before beginning high school, after a friend showed him videos of kickboxer Ramon Dekkers and mixed martial artists Mirko Filipovic and Fedor Emelianenko. After watching the film Never Back Down, he began to train in martial arts, in particular Thai boxing. In 2011, Procházka won the Czech Muay Thai Association National Championship at 86.18 kilograms.
Fighter Trivia(references)He is a supporter of FC Zbrojovka Brno and was involved in organized football hooliganism, including pre-arranged fights, until he started his professional combat sports career. While competing in UFC and Rizin FF, Procházka attended Masaryk University for his bachelor’s degree, majoring in security forces physical fitness policy. He is also a graduate of the his local Protective Service Secondary Academy , now the Brno's School of Law & Security .
Awards & Accolades
UFC: UFC Light Heavyweight Championship (One time, current)
UFC: Fight of the Night (Two times) vs. Dominick Reyes and Glover Teixeira
UFC: Performance of the Night (Two times) vs. Volkan Oezdemir and Dominick Reyes
UFC: 2021 Half-Year Awards: Best Fight of the 1HY vs. Dominick Reyes
UFC: First champion from Czech Republic
Rizin Fighting Federation: RIZIN Light Heavyweight Championship (Inaugural). One successful title defense
Rizin Fighting Federation: One successful title defense
Rizin Fighting Federation: 2015 RIZIN Heavyweight Grand Prix Runner Up
Rizin Fighting Federation: One successful title defense
Gladiator Fighting Championship: GFC Light Heavyweight Championship (Inaugural). One successful title defense
Gladiator Fighting Championship: One successful title defense
Gladiator Fighting Championship: One successful title defense
ESPN: 2021 Midyear MMA Awards: Best Finish of the 1HY vs. Dominick Reyes
Fight Club News Awards: 2013 Czech Fight of the Year vs. Martin Šolc on December 7
MMAjunkie.com: 2021 May Knockout of the Month vs. Dominick Reyes
MMAjunkie.com: 2022 June Fight of the Month vs. Glover Teixeira
Czech Muay Thai Association: 2011 Czech National Championships champion (−86.18 kg)
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Fighter Videos
Full Fight | イリー・プロハースカ vs. C.B.ダラウェイ / Jiri Prochazka vs. C.B.Dollaway - RIZIN.20
Full Fight | イリー・プロハースカ vs. ファビオ・マルドナド / Jiri Prochazka vs. Fabio Maldonado - RIZIN.19
Full Fight | キング・モー vs. イリー・プロハースカ 2 / King Mo vs. Jiri Prochazka 2 - RIZIN.15
Full Fight | イリー・プロハースカ vs. ブランドン・ホールジー / Jiri Prochazka vs. Brandon Halsey - RIZIN.14
Full Fight | イリー・プロハースカ vs. ジェイク・ヒューン / Jiri Prochazka vs. Jake Heun - RIZIN.13
Full Fight | イリー・プロハースカ vs. ブルーノ・カッペローザ / Jiri Prochazka vs. Bruno Cappelozza - RIZIN.11
Full Fight | ワジム・ネムコフ vs. イリー・プロハースカ / Vadim Nemkov vs. Jiri Prochazka - IZAの舞
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