Jiri Prochazka noticed something off with Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320.
Prochazka (32-5) was in attendance when Ankalaev (20-2) put his light heavyweight title on the line in a rematch against Alex Pereira at UFC 320. Pereira walked Ankalaev down, dropped him, and finished the contest with elbows and punches in just 80 seconds.
Prochazka noticed an entirely different Ankalaev than the one who dominated Pereira over five rounds to win the title at UFC 313 this past March.
“I saw him [pushing] himself back, a little step back.