Procházka: I want a third fight with Alex Pereira!
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 19, 2025
Even though he has lost twice, I really do hope we get a Jiri vs. Pereira trilogy at some point.
— Drake Riggs (@DrakeRiggs_) January 19, 2025
Procházka vs Rountree next would be very fun.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 19, 2025
Jiri vs. Rountree please.
— Peter Carroll (@PetesyCarroll) January 19, 2025
Jiří Procházka!!
3rd round TKO. What a freaking fight. What a win for the Czech Samurai, especially after a serious eye poke in round 2.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 19, 2025
Jiri Prochazka is just a different kind of experience. That was wild.
— Chuck Mindenhall (@ChuckMindenhall) January 19, 2025
- Hill starts working the body early. Massive left hand over the top staggers Hill! He chases Hill down landing punches, eating some in return. This is a car crash. Hill gets stung with a left hand again. Prochazka lands a front kick. Prochazka begins working the body more, landing a punch to the bread basket. Hard knee from Hill in the clinch. Right hook drops Hill on the counter! A bloodied Hill starts eating shots, an uppercut gets through, he pummels! That’s it! Prochazka wins! What a fight!
- Prochazka starts to stab early with that front kick. A head kick grazes Hill before he rushes in and almost eats a flying knee. Eye poke from Prochazka halts the action, as he apologizes immediately. Action resumes and Prochazka goes back to the body with his kicks. Jab lands for Prochazka. An overhand right gets through for Hill and he lands a front kick of his own. Big uppercut from Hill. Head kick from Prochazka! A pair of punches land for the Czech, but an eye poke finds the “target” for Hill. Prochazka shouts in the doctor’s face that he can see. Let’s go! Back at it. Counter right lands for Hill as Prochazka teases some knees. Right hand for Hill connects. Several right hands land for Hill as he charges in. Prochazka fires one in return. Nice body hook for Hill gets through. He goes back to it. Hill keeps finding a knee on the break of their exchanges in the pocket. A good turnaround for “Sweet Dreams.”
- 10-9 Hill (19-19)
Prochazka x Hill entertaining as heck, as expected. Prochazka dropped Hill briefly but Hill rebounded.
10-9 🇨🇿
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 19, 2025
- Prochazka starts with some oblique kick distance finders. Hard leg kick from Hill. Big left hand lands from Prochazka. Prochazka keeps teasing knees. Hill lands some rights then a knee of his own. Left hand for Prochazka lands. Inside leg kick from Prochazka. Prochazka tries to punch his way into the pocket while Hill glides away. Hard straight right for Prochazka followed by a big left plants Hill! Hill stands and fires back. Another big left for Prochazka lands then a knee to the body. Big left hand from Hill. Prochazka throws a head kick that whiffs and lands a light back fist. Overhand right connects for Hill! Prochazka is bulldozing his way forward. Prochazka jabs then stabs to the body with a front kick. Hill gets cracked with a heavy left straight right at the bell. It was a chaotic round one, as expected.
- 10-9 Prochazka
Official for UFC 313 on March 8 in Las Vegas:Alex Pereira x Magomed Ankalaev
Dan Hooker x Justin Gaethje
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 19, 2025
Not meant to be for Spivac after a great start. Almeida TKOs him in the first.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 19, 2025
Well, talk about some fun heavyweight graps! Almeida sweeps Spivac off late, and says, “I think there’s been enough of that,” cracking Spivac to take things back to the ground and pummel out a TKO win. Nicely done.
— Drake Riggs (@DrakeRiggs_) January 19, 2025
- Almeida hurts Spivac standing, takes him down and gets the TKO finish. He then proceeds to thank the Las Vegas crowd in his post-fight interview and is showered with boos. “He just got hit a lot,” Rogan chimes in.
- Spivac finds a nice jab after each throwing out some feeler shots. A brief exchange ties the two up, and Spivac hits a Whizzer trip takedown. Spivac works in guard. Almeida ties up the arms and slides in a butterfly. Massive elbows land for Spivac! Almeida looked dazed as more heavy shots followed. Spivac tries to maneuver his position and gets reversed, giving Almeida top control from half guard. Almeida gets to mount and starts landing punches. Spivac turns to give up his back. Almeida grabs wrist control, preventing the full escape and maintaining back control. Spivac patiently waits for an opening and reverses to get back in guard on top. Almeida hits a butterfly sweep to stand them up and bursts with massive punches to hurt Spivac. Big takedown right into mount for Almeida! Spivac is hurt, trying to defend. Almeida gets the back and flattens out Spivac, landing punches and finding the stoppage! Wild one-round affair and a big win for Almeida.
Daniel Cormier & Chael Sonnen are the coaches for the 33rd season of The Ultimate Fighter, per the broadcast.
Premieres May 27.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 19, 2025
I love Craig Piligian being inducted into the UFC HOF. That’s a real nod to the success to the sport.
— Chuck Mindenhall (@ChuckMindenhall) January 19, 2025
Craig Piligian, credited as co-creator of The Ultimate Fighter and executive producer, is the first inductee of the 2025 UFC HOF class, per the broadcast.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 19, 2025
