Dana Whitepresident of the UFC spoke about the surprise of the light heavyweight belt, where Jiri Prochazka he had to vacate the title. The Octagon boss said the Czech suffered one of the worst injuries doctors have seen.
On Wednesday night, it was reported that the UFC light heavyweight belt was vacant and that Jiri Prochazka would not fight at UFC 282. The reason was a serious shoulder injury that the Czech contracted during wrestling training. “Denisa” was scheduled to face Glover Teixeira on December 10 at UFC 282 in his first title defense. The injury sidelined him for about a year. Due to the vacancy of the belt by the Czech, Jan Błachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev will fight for the title.
The president of the organization, Dana White, spoke about the chaos that took place on the card of UFC 282. The head of the UFC announced that Prochazka’s injury is very serious. At the same time, the mere sight was terrifying for the doctors themselves. White confirmed that Prochazka will have to undergo a long rehabilitation due to the injury.
“This is the worst shoulder injury doctors have seen in the entire history of the UFC. It’s really awful. His arm is very, very bad. He will now undergo a major operation after which he will require a complete rehabilitation ».
Prochazka (MMA 29-3-1) won the light heavyweight belt in June at UFC 275 when he unexpectedly submitted Glover Teixeira in the fifth round. “Denisa” earned a championship opportunity with two brutal knockouts against Volkanov Oezdemir and Dominick Reyes. For the three appearances, he received a total of four bonuses from the UFC organization.