The inaugural 205-pound title was put on the line in the main event of Rizin 15 in Yokohama, Japan, on Sunday, and Prochazka captured it by avenging a loss to Muhammed Lawal.
“King Mo”, who stopped Prochazka in the first round when they met in 2015, stood and traded with Prochazka for the first couple of rounds, but slowed down drastically in the third round. An exhausted Lawal was no match for Prochazka and he eventually slumped to the canvas after being hurt by a barrage of the Czech’s shots.
Prochazka improved to 24-3-1 in MMA with the win, going 18-1-1 over his last 20 bouts.