Ray Longo, coach to Merab Dvalishvili and Aljamain Sterling, questioned the mental health discourse in MMA while criticizing Jiri Prochazka's post-fight "mercy" explanation. Longo dismissed Prochazka's claim, stating the fighter "just screwed up badly" rather than showing compassion. Carlos Ulberg, who defeated Prochazka at UFC 327, called the mercy narrative "complete nonsense" and suggested fear was the real issue. Ulberg accused Prochazka of playing to the audience and noted that Prochazka didn't approach him after the fight. Tensions have also reportedly emerged at City Kickboxing gym between top fighters including Israel Adesanya and Ulberg. Ulberg's potential injury may be an ACL tear with 9-12 months recovery time pending confirmation this week.
Saturday, April 11, 2026
