UFC light heavyweightJiri Prochazka just scored a knockout of the year contender.- All we can say is wow.
- Watch the quality execution of Prochazka's spinning back elbow right here.
UFC light heavyweight Jiri Prochazka scored a knockout-of-the-year contender with a memorable spinning back elbow Saturday at a behind-closed-doors show in the Apex, Las Vegas.
The fight-finishing move was so brutal and spectacular that a fellow UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell called Prochazka "the last boss in a video game."
Nicknamed "Jirka," the 28-year-old signed a UFC deal in 2020 after a five-year stint at the Japanese
Prochazka clobbered Volkan Oezdemir in the second-round of his UFC debut on Fight Island last year and followed that success with a must-see knockout against Dominick Reyes at UFC Vegas 25.
"I'm more focused on upgrading my style now," Prochazka said in a statement sent to Insider.
"I want to share with people the beauty of martial arts. I want them to know what's happening in the fight. I am happy to be a UFC fighter and to show this performance."
Prochazka was already regarded as the No.5 fighter in the UFC's 205-pound division before blasting past the No.3-ranked Reyes, and will only climb higher after his latest win.
Watch Prochazka's knockout here:
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The fight's two ferocious rounds were an all-out war as both fighters exchanged heavy leather, throwing a combined 251 strikes when the bout ended at 4 minutes and 29 seconds of round two.
Together with the quality execution of the knockout, Prochazka earned two performance-related bonuses totaling $100,000 on top of his show and win pay.
There are only two opponents who interest Prochazka for his next bout.
The light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz defends his title in September against the No.1 contender Glover Teixeira, and Prochazka is already eyeing the winner.
"If Jan Blachowicz or Glover Teixeira is my next opponent, it doesn't matter to me," he said.
"I want the title shot. Let's do it."