A walk and the end of a career? Not yet. I have a hell of a lot to work on, he admitted self-critically

Jiri Prochazka holds the UFC title and has fulfilled his dream. Before the title fight, however, there was speculation about what would follow if he became champion. Octagon referee and Procházka’s acquaintance Pavel Touš suggested that the end of his career could be in play. What does the newly crowned UFC champion have to say about that?

The Czech Republic can still celebrate that Jiri Prochazka recently won the UFC welterweight title when he was able to force Glover Teixeira to tap out for the first time in his life with less than half a minute to go.

Before the fight, however, there were questions about what would happen if the Moravian fighter actually won. Oktagon referee Pavel Touš, who has helped Prochazka in the past, offered his vision on MMA Flight Around the World.

Touš suggested at the time that Procházka would have one title defense after winning the title and then quit. The reason? He said he would have nowhere else to go because he would have peaked and his career would be over in a year or two.

Before the fight in Thailand, Touche’s theory was easily confirmed by Prochazka when he stated that his journey and road map of plans ends right at the UFC title. What’s next, he himself didn’t know until a few weeks ago.

But now he’s clear. At least he revealed it in an interview with iDNES: “I’m committed to my path, it’s for life and it means more than all kinds of belts and money. I must feel that I keep my word and honour to myself and my own conscience. I must feel that the path is right. I feel now that I have a hell of a lot to work on.”

Walk, in addition, returned to his performance against Teixeira: “It seems like fortune came and said: There you go. No. I want to keep the fight in my hands. Like in my first and second fights in the UFC. I pushed a little bit on opening night, but it was there. Now I’ve done it after… It’s a paradox. I’m the champion, but I put on one of my worst performances.”

He later added that he wanted to be honest not only with himself but also with the world.

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