Luke Rockhold provided his perception on the massive upcoming gentle heavyweight conflict at UFC 311.
Jiri Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) and Jamahal Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) sq. off in a key divisional matchup on Jan. 18 at Inuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. The occasion streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
Each fighters will look to rebound from knockout losses to UFC gentle heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, however former UFC and Strikeforce titleholder Rockhold is extra involved with Prochazka’s psychological state heading into the struggle.
“That’s a really powerful struggle man,” Rockhold mentioned on the “JAXXON Podcast.” “You simply don’t know the place Jiri’s at. His head and his thoughts. Each of them, they’re coming off dangerous losses to Pereira. Jiri, two dangerous losses. He simply didn’t look himself. He knew what he wanted to do, and he went on the market and fought blindly. I didn’t like the best way that Jiri fought his final day trip vs. Pereira.
“He simply didn’t appear like he would observe the sport plan. Like, what have been you doing? I don’t know. To assume you possibly can stand with him and play this karate type, kung fu recreation? You’ll be able to’t struggle like that, a man that he’s so harmful. You’ll be able to’t struggle together with your palms down and you bought to go for takedowns. You recognized his weak point, however you didn’t even attempt to exploit it.”
Rockhold charges Hill because the sharper striker going into the potential title eliminator at UFC 311, and offers him the sting over Prochazka.
“Jamahal Hill’s extra harmful,” Rockhold mentioned. “He’s obtained pop, he’s obtained energy, he goes for the kill and Jamahal’s obtained funky – he’s weirdly athletic typically. He’s laborious to take down. You’ve seen within the Glover struggle, he was in a position to rise up and get his method and funks his method by means of plenty of issues, and he finally ends up discovering his shot, the kill shot. However, like I mentioned, this can be a rebuilding course of for each of them and also you don’t know, however I don’t know. I would favor Jamahal on this one.”
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