Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jiri Prochazka said that before the fight for the vacant belt with Alex Pereira he contracted a staph infection.
Let us remind you that the Czech and the Brazilian met in the main event of the UFC 295 tournament, which took place on November 12 in New York. Pereira won by technical knockout in the second round, becoming the new division champion.
“It was the small details that made the difference in that battle. I'm very glad that this fight showed me my mistakes, because what I love most is getting better at fighting, at life, at everything.
There were many problems during preparation. Because of staphylococcus. About five weeks before the fight I got sick. After the fight, I fought this infection for more than a month,” Prochazka said on The MMA Hour.
Let us remind you that Prochazka will return to the Octagon on April 13 at the UFC 300 tournament in Las Vegas. The Austrian Alexander Rakic will oppose him.
