Ray Longo criticizes Prochazka's mental state, Ulberg dismisses 'mercy' claims

Ray Longo, coach to Merab Dvalishvili and Aljamain Sterling, criticized Jiri Prochazka's post-fight explanation about showing mercy. Longo stated they need to discuss mental health in MMA, calling Prochazka's excuse 'complete nonsense' and saying he simply lost badly. Carlos Ulberg also dismissed Prochazka's mercy claims, stating that fear interfered with Prochazka's performance, not compassion. Ulberg suggested Prochazka is playing to the audience and making excuses to secure a rematch, adding that Prochazka didn't even approach him after the fight. There are also reports of tension at City Kickboxing gym between Ulberg and Israel Adesanya, with the two not being seen together recently and ignoring each other's fight results.