Former UFC light heavyweight champion, Jiri Prochazka, will make his return inside the UFC octagon for the first time at UFC 300 following his loss against Alex Pereira back in UFC 295. Prochazka will take on fellow European, Aleksander Rakic, at the prelims of the UFC 300 card which seems to have annoyed the fight fans given the placement of the fight.

Jiri has accomplished quite a lot in the sport of MMA and has even managed to get his hand on the UFC gold. Having a new fighter like Bo Nickal be placed over the former champ felt like a disrespectful move by Dana White and the UFC to many fans. However, Prochazka would show class when asked about how he felt about his placement on the card.

Jiri Prochazka addresses Dana White putting Bo Nickal over the former champ

During a recent interview with InsideFighting on YouTube, the former UFC light heavyweight champ talked about his upcoming fight against Aleksander Rakic. Early on in the interview, he would get asked what he made of the UFC, and Dana White putting a fresh fighter like Bo Nickal instead of him on the main card of the historic UFC 300 event.

Prochazka would go on to share his thoughts, saying, “I was not surprised I really don’t care about that. Yeah, about that information. And I just accept that and that’s what. That’s my attitude I accept that and next time from now till the next time I will show that my fight will will be on the main card or in the main event. That’s why I’m fighting. And I want to show the every time the beauties to the beauties of the martial arts.“

Given the circumstances, “The Czech Samurai” now looks to put on one hell of a performance for the fight fans so that he can prove to the promotion and fans that he is a main event fighter. Meanwhile, Bo Nickal also addressed this topic in a podcast episode.

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Bo Nickal addresses being put above former UFC champs at UFC 300

During a recent podcast episode of “Nickals and Dimes”, the UFC middleweight prospect gave his take on the UFC 299 event. The 28-year-old also talked about being on the main card over fighters such as Charles Oliveira and Jiri Prochazka, who have achieved more than he has at the current time.

During the podcast episode, Nickal stated,  “It doesn’t affect me. At the end of the day, the decision was made because I probably sell more. More people want to see me.” He claimed that he didn’t really care where he fought, but just enjoyed that it triggered fight fans.

Do you think that Bo Nickal should’ve had a higher spot on the card over Jiri Prochazka and Charles Oliveira? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

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