Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka appears to have gone without food and electricity in recent days while training and preparing for his next fight.
Prochazka, who calls himself Samurai, is known as a fairly unconventional fighter, and his unorthodox fighting style paid off in his most recent bout against Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 300, where he won by knockout in the second round.
From there, Prochazka went back to his usual routine, which of course included boxing glove punches on a floor he built in the middle of the woods, and apparently that training included a 205-pound fighter. Swim in a random river.
“Use the energy of the spring to flow. Visualization, tactics, breath, space, movement // Flow \\ Find love in what you do again and again,” he wrote. X.
While Prochazka recently admitted he’s not a true samurai, his unique training style once again made headlines after he claimed to have trained for days without eating.
“3 days
No light
There is no food
Pure Focus
“Pure Training” Prochazka Said.
A lack of social media presence prior to the post suggests the fighter has been training without electricity or food during his absence, but as is his usual pattern, it’s unclear whether he is about to begin a three-day period without food or electricity, or if he has already completed it.
“Preparation can start now,” he added, alluding to the idea that he was training in preparation for further training, which could have also been a clue that he might have another fight booked.
“I’m not a samurai, I’m just a guy from the Czech Republic. But we all need something to inspire us in life. And these samurai ideas [are] Something inside of me.
The next day, the top light heavyweight contender continued to talk about the mental battle he was facing.
“The most formidable enemy in the universe is in the second image,” he said. I have written Three of his own images are attached: “But where there is darkness, there is light in the third image. But we have the power to unite both sides and work them in our direction. Simple.”
Fans have often made fun of Prochazka’s undiscovered fighting style and training style, regularly likening him to a samurai fighter, but after his most recent win he told Joe Rogan that while he is well aware he is no samurai, he does respect the ancient martial arts discipline.
“I’m not a samurai. That’s true. I’m not a samurai. I’m just a guy from the Czech Republic. But we all need to be inspired by something to live for. And these samurai ideas [are] “What’s in me,” he said. Octagon. “I’m no samurai, but I live by these rules: I believe in myself, in my dreams, in my head, and I want to prove to everyone that I can perform at my best that night.”
Prochazka said he hopes to fight the winner of UFC 300. Main Eventwhich turned out to be Alex Pereira.
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