Ray Longo criticizes Prochazka's 'mercy' excuse; Ulberg says fear stopped Jiri

Ray Longo, coach of Merab Dvalishvili and Aljamain Sterling, called out mental issues in MMA, mocking Jiri Prochazka's claim that he showed "mercy" and suggesting Prochazka simply made a major mistake. Carlos Ulberg rejected Prochazka's mercy narrative, saying Jiri was motivated by fear and is playing to the audience to justify a rematch request. Ulberg added that Prochazka didn't even approach him after the fight and believes Magomed Ankalaev will dominate Jiri. Additionally, there are reports of tension at City Kickboxing gym between Israel Adesanya and Ulberg, with neither supporting each other publicly recently. Ulberg's suspected injury is an ACL tear with a recovery time of 9-12 months, though official diagnosis is expected this week.