Slated to make his return to active competition in November at UFC 295, former undisputed light heavyweight champion, Jiri Prochazka has officially put pen to paper on his bout agreement to fight former middleweight titleholder, Alex Pereira – in the pair’s massive vacant championship outing.
Prochazka, the current number one ranked light heavyweight contender under the promotion’s banner, has been sidelined from active competition since June of last year, most recently landing the undisputed light heavyweight championship with a fifth round rallying rear-naked choke submission win over Pereira’s close friend and teammate, Glover Teixeira.
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Sidelined in the time since, the Czech Republic native suffered a catastrophic shoulder injury ahead of a planned return last December against Teixeira in a title rematch, electing to relinquish his championship as a result.