Ray Longo and Carlos Ulberg criticize Jiri Prochazka's 'mercy' explanation

Ray Longo, trainer of Merab Dvalishvili and Aljamain Sterling, criticized Jiri Prochazka's claim that he showed mercy in his loss to Carlos Ulberg, calling it a mental issue and stating Prochazka simply made a serious mistake. Carlos Ulberg dismissed the mercy narrative as complete nonsense, saying Prochazka was motivated by fear and indecision, not compassion. Ulberg accused Prochazka of performing for the audience and creating an excuse to secure a rematch. The New Zealander stated he believes Magomed Ankalaev will defeat Prochazka if they fight. Both Longo and Ulberg rejected Prochazka's post-fight explanation as a rationalization for his defeat.