Jiri Prochazka was ready to defend the light heavyweight throne against former champion Glover Teixeira in the main event of UFC 282. Fans were really excited for this rematch, but a career-threatening shoulder injury kept Prochazka out of the action.
After extensive consideration, Prochazka has decided to vacate the title and now Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev are fighting for the vacant title. Dana White described Jiri’s injury as the worst injury doctors have ever seen in the company’s history, and while talking about it Paddy Pimblett’s podcastDana explained what caused Prochazka to completely destroy her shoulder.
Dana said “He jumped out and he had some guys in the gym (they tried to put him back) and he freaking smashed and he wrecked his shoulder. I’ll tell you, I’ll tell him, I’ll tell all the fighters, if anything happens to you, jump in a car and go to the hospital….even at risk Don’t throw it away. Just go to the hospital. This is insane.”
While the doctors were telling Prochazka the gravity of the situation, he still wanted to fight. He promised Dana he would be back in 6 months, but Dana asked him not to put extra pressure on himself and just focus on getting better.
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Dana White confirms Glover Teixeira will face the winner of Jan Blachowicz vs Magomed Ankalaev in the absence of Jiri Prochazka
Teixeira took the short end of the stick in this deal. After the jiri was taken, Teixeira Given the option to fight Blachowicz or Ankalaev. Given their background, Glover was ready to face Jan Blachowicz at UFC 282, but wanted some more time to prepare for Ankalaev.
Reacting to the situation, Teixeira said: “They took me away from the championship fight. I agreed to fight both men, all I wanted was more time to fight Ankalaev. I’m a top fighter and I don’t want to be the guy who walks in and gets kicked in the arm and just falls for money.
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As things go wrong for Glover, Blachowicz and Ankalayev They’re definitely in luck. Blachowicz had tasted gold before and was trying to climb to the top to get another shot at the title. Ankalaev, on the other hand, had a 9-game winning streak and now has a chance to fulfill his dream of becoming a UFC champion.
As for Texiera, Dana confirmed that she will get the title she deserves over the winner of Ankalaev against Texeira. Fighting fans around the world are keeping a close eye on the latest developments in the episode. After everything calms down, he’ll just wrap the undisputed belt around his waist that really deserves it.
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