Ray Longo criticizes Prochazka's mercy excuse, Ulberg calls it fear

Ray Longo, trainer of Merab Dvalishvili and Aljamain Sterling, addressed mental health in MMA while criticizing Jiri Prochazka's post-fight narrative. Longo dismissed Prochazka's claim of showing mercy to Ulberg, saying the fighter simply made a major mistake. Carlos Ulberg echoed this sentiment, stating Prochazka's mercy claim was nonsense and that fear actually stopped him, not compassion. Ulberg accused Prochazka of playing to the public to secure a rematch and noted he didn't even approach him after the fight. Donald Trump reportedly told Paulo Costa after his win that he's "too beautiful to be a fighter." Ulberg may have suffered an ACL tear requiring 9-12 months recovery, pending confirmation this week.