Ray Longo criticizes Prochazka's 'mercy' excuse; Ulberg denies mercy claim and predicts Ankalaev win

Ray Longo, trainer of Merab Dvalishvili and Aljamain Sterling, criticized Jiri Prochazka's post-fight comments about showing mercy, calling it mental illness in MMA. Longo stated that Prochazka simply made a serious mistake rather than showing mercy. Carlos Ulberg directly denied Prochazka's mercy claim, saying it was fear and hesitation that stopped him, not compassion. Ulberg accused Prochazka of playing to the audience and using the mercy excuse to justify a rematch request. Ulberg also noted that Prochazka didn't approach him after the fight and predicted that Magomed Ankalaev would defeat Prochazka. Additionally, there are reports of tension at City Kickboxing gym between Israel Adesanya and Ulberg, with the two no longer seen together or supporting each other publicly.