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Jiri Prochazka Explains Why He Was So Happy for Alex Pereira: “What Ankalaev Wrote Before and All That Nonsense”

Jiri Prochazka was happy to see Alex Pereira regain the light heavyweight title. But he was even more excited to watch Ankalaev get his comeuppance.

Moments after ‘Poatan’ pummeled Ankalaev en route to becoming a two-time titleholder at 205, the UFC 320 cameras cut to Prochazka, who was noticeably emotional.

When asked about his reaction to Pereira’s epic 80-second knockout, ‘BJP’ revealed that while he was happy to see ‘Poatan’ succeed in the rematch, it was his disdain for Ankalaev that nearly brought him to tears.

“I was really happy seeing Alex win.