Ray Longo criticizes Prochazka's 'mercy' excuse as mental health concern

Ray Longo, coach to Merab Dvalishvili and Aljamain Sterling, has strongly criticized Jiri Prochazka's post-fight claim about showing 'mercy' to his opponent. Longo suggested that Prochazka's unconventional behavior, including praying to Olympus, standing on his head, and drinking his own urine, may indicate mental health issues that should be addressed in MMA. He characterized Prochazka's mercy explanation as complete nonsense, stating the fighter simply made a critical mistake due to fear rather than compassion. Carlos Ulberg echoed this sentiment, saying Prochazka's claims are fabricated for public attention and to secure a rematch, predicting Ankalaev will defeat him. Ulberg also noted Prochazka didn't approach him after their fight and believes everything Prochazka does is calculated for audience reaction. The post also mentions that Paulo Costa received a compliment from Trump after his fight, and suggests tension exists at City Kickboxing gym between top fighters like Israel Adesanya and Ulberg, who haven't been seen together recently and ignore each other's performances.