Alex Pereira Says Jiří Procházka’s ‘Samurai’ Choice Cost Him at UFC 327

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Alex Pereira Says Jiří Procházka’s ‘Samurai’ Choice Cost Him at UFC 327

Pereira said Procházka paid dearly for choosing honor over tactics after Ulberg’s early knee injury in Miami. “That samurai warrior kind of thing, I think that hurt him,” Pereira said, adding, “If it were me in there, it’s a fight.” Ulberg then knocked Procházka out to win the vacant light-heavyweight title, while Pereira now targets Ciryl Gane on June 14.

By Adarsh Ojha

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Jiří Procházka Welcomes Daughter Eleonora With Emotional Tribute

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Jiří Procházka Welcomes Daughter Eleonora With Emotional Tribute

Jiri shared an emotional message after the birth of his first child, praising his partner and newborn daughter. “Pure power of love...this for sure was my title fight of life,” he wrote to Eleonora, while saluting her mother for showing “immense strength that I never knew she had.” The post offered a joyful personal moment after his recent UFC 327 setback.

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Ryan Garcia Refuses $40K Bet Loss and Challenges Arman Tsarukyan’s Team

Garcia escalated his dispute with Tsarukyan after being accused of failing to pay a $40K bet loss, insisting he owes nothing because Tsarukyan is a professional fighter. Instead, Garcia offered a higher-stakes alternative: “I’m not paying you sh*t, let’s just fight.” He added that anyone from Tsarukyan’s team who beats him would get $100K, turning the wager row into a fight challenge.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov Says New Training Base Will Serve Youth in His Home Village

Nurmagomedov says he is building a training base in his home village as part of a wider push to invest in local youth through sport. The former UFC champion called “social projects” his main goal and said coaching is his way of giving back. He added that children should benefit from opportunities he never had growing up there.

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Michael Bisping Says Dana White Quietly Helps People Behind the Scenes

Bisping praised White as someone who supports people privately, saying, “He takes care of a lot of people.” He added that White does not want those actions public and said, “For me personally, he’s never let me down.” Demetrious Johnson echoed the praise, reinforcing the long-standing perception that White helps fighters and others who are away from the spotlight.

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Michael Bisping Calls Sean Strickland an ‘Overachiever’ Built on Mindset and Work

Bisping praised Strickland as a fighter who gets more from his tools than most, calling him “an overachiever” in a complimentary sense. He said Strickland is not the biggest, fastest, or strongest athlete, but makes up for it with a “rock-solid mind,” relentless conditioning, and work ethic. For Bisping, that mentality explains Strickland’s lasting success in elite MMA.

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