Mixed martial arts is discipline… and respect. Jiri Prochazka (31-5-1) and Jamahall Hill (12-3) exemplified this perfectly at UFC 311, and the post-fight event at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Far from the stigmas that point to MMA as a “sport of savages” (issued by those who do not know it), the displays of respect between rivals are common before and after fights. And this was one more case.
After an epic battle at UFC 311 and the Czech’s knockout of the American, Prochazka and Jamahal Hill met in a Los Angeles bar. Jiri invited his rival to a glass of vodka and they toasted together.
We fight together, we drink together, everything is fine between us… He’s a really good guy
Jiri Prochazka
“We fight together, we drink together, everything is fine between us… He’s a really good guy,” Prochazka said the day after the first numbered event of the year, recalling that moment on Ariel Helwani’s show.
The video was posted by Hill on his Instagram account, congratulating Prochazka on an “amazing fight”: “I want to thank everyone who gave me their love and support. I really appreciate you all. My fire has never burned brighter.Fighting the elite of the elite is an honor, and a blessing that I do not take for granted”.