Ray Longo criticizes Prochazka's mercy excuse, Ulberg questions sincerity

Ray Longo, coach of Merab Dvalishvili and Aljamain Sterling, has criticized Jiri Prochazka's claims of showing mercy in his recent fight, suggesting the excuse masks mental health issues in MMA. Longo stated that while Prochazka's eccentric behavior like praying to Olympus and drinking his own urine is entertaining, his mercy excuse is problematic, saying Prochazka "just screwed up badly." Carlos Ulberg separately stated that Prochazka's mercy claim was "complete nonsense" driven by fear, accusing him of playing to the audience and creating an excuse to get a rematch. Ulberg also criticized Prochazka for not approaching him after their fight and suggested everything Prochazka does is designed for public reaction. Additionally, the post mentions Trump told Paulo Costa after his fight that he is "too beautiful to be a fighter," and notes apparent tension at City Kickboxing gym between top fighters.