Ray Longo, trainer of Merab Dvalishvili and Aljamain Sterling, harshly criticized Jiri Prochazka's post-fight claim that he showed mercy to Carlos Ulberg, calling it a mental issue and saying Prochazka simply made a bad mistake. Carlos Ulberg echoed this sentiment, stating that Prochazka was driven by fear and hesitation, not mercy, and that he was playing to the audience with excuses to get a rematch. Ulberg added that Prochazka didn't even approach him after the fight and predicted that Magomed Ankalaev would destroy him. Both figures dismissed the 'mercy' narrative as fabricated justification rather than genuine explanation. The criticism highlights the controversy around Prochazka's explanation for his UFC 327 defeat.
Saturday, April 11, 2026
