Ray Longo, trainer of Merab Dvalishvili and Aljamain Sterling, criticized Jiri Prochazka's post-fight explanation that he showed "mercy" to Carlos Ulberg, calling it a mental health issue in MMA and stating Prochazka simply made a bad mistake. Carlos Ulberg also dismissed Prochazka's mercy claim, saying it was fear and hesitation, not compassion, and that Prochazka is playing to the crowd with excuses to justify a rematch. Ulberg added that Prochazka didn't even approach him after the fight and believes Magomed Ankalaev will dominate Prochazka if they meet. The post also mentions apparent tension at City Kickboxing gym between Israel Adesanya and Ulberg, who have not been seen together recently and are ignoring each other's recent performances.
Saturday, April 11, 2026
