A sizable number of fans would gladly accept the former UFC light heavyweight champ, Jiri Prochazka, as a modern-day samurai. In ancient times, becoming a samurai required a set of moral principles that included honor, discipline, and loyalty. Most fans would agree that the Czech Republic native has exhibited all of these characteristics throughout his professional MMA career. A look at his record might compel fans to think that he has been training in martial arts for a prolonged period.

Well, they aren’t pretty wrong in thinking so. Prochazka’s unique training methods have garnered a lot of attention in the UFC community. But it all started back when he was in high school. ‘BJP’ took up Muay Thai as the primary genre of his martial arts. Well, reports also say that he is also trained in a few other martial arts, like karate and taekwondo. However, most fans may agree that his core training in Muay Thai combined with unique improvisations developed his incredible fighting style.

Jiri Prochazka can strike his rivals from unbelievable angles

Several UFC fighters chose Muay Thai as their primary genre of martial arts. Apart from Prochazka, the noted former flyweight queen, Valentina Shevchenko, the former featherweight champ, Max Holloway, and the famed lightweight Rafael Fiziev are all examples of such fighters. However, if we compare the fighting styles of these mentioned ones, we’ll find that they have a large similarity.

All of these fighters are dangerous strikers. Muay Thai is also called ‘the art of eight limbs’ since it develops incredible prowess in striking among its practitioners, such that it seems like the fighter is using eight limbs for his striking instead of four. A lot of fans may agree that Prochazka is no different. His striking, heavy fighting style also displays characteristics of his Muay Thai and karate training pretty clearly.

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On top of all this, he has superb head movement, agile footwork, and also packs a formidable range of 80″ (203 cm). His footwork and striking skills provide him with the ability to land strikes on his rival from unimaginable positions. But if we talk about the grappling part of his game, the Czech native has himself admitted that he isn’t a pretty good grappler.

UFC audiences might have witnessed him going to the ground a few times. But most of them were for ground and pound instead of trying to submit their opponents with his grappling maneuvers. But which of these departments does he need to focus on so that he can make his octagon return with a victory?

Jiri Prochazka might grapple a bit more than usual in his upcoming bout against Alex Pereira

In the Instagram post given above, Prochazka himself rated his ground game higher than his rival Alex Pereira’s. The Brazilian is also an elite striker who has shut down the lights of his rivals several times. The fans may be up for an exciting battle between these two strikers in the main event of UFC 295 scheduled for November 11.

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But most of them may agree that ‘Poatan’ can land strikes that are more damaging than Prochazka’s. In such a situation, the Czech native may opt to take the fight to the ground, which he rarely does. Although he can get the better of Pereira on the feet too. But due to Pereira’s weakness on the ground, the Czech native may cause trouble for him if he manages to take the fight that way. Who do you think will have the last laugh out of these two?

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