Jiří Procházka made it known that he would be happy to fight Pereira next week at UFC 301 in Brazil, but that unfortunately fell through because Poatan has injured fingers, so now he needs some time to heal and jump into the next battle . However, BJP wants another match as soon as possible and their coach may have now offered us an indication of when and where we will see Procházka in action again.
The OKTAGON MMA organization unfortunately reports the loss of the title fight
“The plan for the holidays is clearer,” because coach and manager Martin Karaivanov UFC shared a post in which the Champions League announces the return to Manchester, which will take place at the end of July. In addition, it will not be just a Fight Night card, but a numbered event where several title duels are expected. Home champions Edwards and Aspinall should fight.
Of course, it’s possible that Martin is just hinting that he’s going to watch the tournament, but when he mentions “holiday”, it’s more likely that he could be referring to a training camp for the next match, which will culminate in Manchester. Taking into account that the mentioned champions should go to the event, it seems that Jiří will face Ankalaev or someone else from the ranking, where, however, there are not many relevant names on offer. So we will see if the speculation is confirmed or if it is just a vain hope.
The eventual match has a hook
The UK is not the Middle East, where the sheiks are able to pay and compensate, so the event is set to be adapted for the US air time. What does this mean for us? That the tournament will not start at 6 or 7 in the evening, as we are used to. Instead, the tournament will kick off around midnight, with the main card coming up at the classic 4am.
It’s not such a big change for TV fans, but English fans will go to the hall at midnight and watch the main matches in the morning, which of course the fighters who will fight at times when they normally sleep will have to adjust. Unfortunately, this is not the first time, and certainly not the last time, that the UFC adapts the European card for the US market, which is why the tournament takes place at a pointless time.
Of course, let’s be happy that the UFC is returning to Europe, because it is not at all common, but unfortunately it is connected with very specific conditions.
