Ray Longo criticizes Prochazka's mercy excuse, Ulberg disputes claims

Ray Longo, coach of Merab Dvalishvili and Aljamain Sterling, strongly criticized Jiri Prochazka's post-fight explanation about showing mercy, calling it evidence of mental health issues in MMA. Longo referenced Prochazka's unconventional training methods including praying to Olympus, headstands, and drinking his own urine, suggesting the fighter was simply making excuses for his loss. Carlos Ulberg echoed similar sentiments, stating that fear rather than mercy affected Prochazka's performance and accusing him of playing to the audience. Ulberg also noted that Prochazka never approached him after their fight and suggested tension exists within the City Kickboxing gym, with Israel Adesanya and Ulberg not being seen together recently and ignoring each other's fight results. The post also mentions that Ulberg may have suffered an ACL tear with a 9-12 month recovery timeline, and that Donald Trump told Paulo Costa he was "too beautiful to be a fighter" after his bout.