Ray Longo criticizes Prochazka's post-fight excuses, Ulberg disputes mercy claim

Ray Longo, trainer of Merab Dvalishvili and Aljamain Sterling, criticized Jiri Prochazka's mental approach and post-fight excuses after his loss to Carlos Ulberg. Longo dismissed Prochazka's claim that he showed mercy, stating the fighter simply made a severe mistake. Carlos Ulberg also rejected Prochazka's mercy narrative, claiming fear actually stopped Prochazka, not compassion. Ulberg expressed that Prochazka is playing to the audience and that his excuse-making is designed to secure a rematch. Ulberg noted that Prochazka did not even approach him after the fight. Donald Trump reportedly told Paulo Costa after a fight that he is "too beautiful to be a fighter." There appears to be tension at City Kickboxing gym between top fighters, with Israel Adesanya and Ulberg not being seen together recently.