Jiri Prochaska and Carlos Wolberg are set to sq. off for interim UFC gold, however one distinguished analyst and coach does not suppose this shall be a title battle.
The UFC mild heavyweight title has been vacated by Alex Pereira. “Poitin” will face Cyril Gane for the interim UFC heavyweight title at UFC Freedom 250 on June 14th. Prochaska and Wolberg will battle for the 205-pound title in the primary occasion of UFC 327 on April 11 in Miami.
Din Thomas just lately spoke to MMAJunkie.com and mentioned that whereas he is enthusiastic about Prochaska vs. Ullberg, he is getting the texture of a No. 1 contender relatively than the same old spectacle of an enormous championship battle.
“Carlos Ulberg deserves this spot, however there was one thing about this battle the place it was like, ‘That is taking place as a result of Alex left the belt on the desk,'” Thomas mentioned. “It is nonetheless an incredible battle. There’s one thing about it that makes it really feel like a battle of No. 1 contenders. It is nonetheless an incredible battle. Jiri continues to be the man. Carlos Ulberg deserves that likelihood.”
“It isn’t a matchup that is been dragging on for some time both. It is an incredible matchup, however there is not any historical past between these two. If there was historical past, I feel it could be just a little tougher to promote. With Alex shifting up the rankings, it looks as if a logical subsequent step for the division.”
Prochaska is a former UFC mild heavyweight champion. Though he needed to give up his gold medal as a consequence of damage, he was unable to regain the title in an try and cease Pereira. He’ll get one other likelihood to turn into a two-time UFC champion, however for that he should hand Wolberg his second loss in skilled MMA.
Ullberg is 9-0 since struggling his first profession loss in 2021. After being KO’d by Kennedy Nizechuk, “Black Jug” defeated such notables as Jan Blachowicz, Dominick Reyes, and Volkan Oezdemir.
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