Jiri Prochazka explains why girlfriend requested he only return for a title fight ahead of UFC 327

While he would’ve most popular to fight the previous champion for a third time, Prochazka still believes that he and Alex Pereira will cross paths again sooner or later.

The fourth title fight of his UFC profession isn’t the only motive that April is ready to be a massively vital month for ‘BJP’, which might’ve prevented him from returning.

Jiri Prochazka’s girlfriend mentioned he ought to only fight for a title because of the upcoming beginning of his first baby

Jiri Prochazka’s girlfriend had some considerations about his UFC return because of the upcoming beginning of their first baby.

Prochazka’s reaction to the news confirmed simply how vital one other shot on the mild heavyweight gold is to the previous champion.

However, he not too long ago mentioned throughout an look on The Ariel Helwani Show that his baby’s due date is between April 13-Fifteenth, simply a number of days after his fundamental occasion on the Kaseya Center.

The Czech knockout artist added that it’s for this motive that his girlfriend only wished him to compete round this date if it was a huge alternative like a title fight.

“My girlfriend told me, ‘If you will have the title fight on May 11’, because that was the possible date, ‘Let’s do that but it has to be a big fight. Don’t fight some like similar fight because you can fight all the year in these other normal fights.’ Then we started to negotiate with the UFC about the title fight,” he mentioned.

Prochazka recorded two huge knockout wins final yr to set himself up for one other title fight.

While he would’ve most popular to have fought within the months earlier than or after his baby’s due date, the UFC was in a position to meet his girlfriend’s demand.