In the last few days, an interesting rivalry began to take shape before our eyes, which might not be based so much on trash talk as on funny exchanges. The middleweight champion du Plessis let it be known that Jiří Procházka is too small for a light-heavyweight and that he should go to the middleweight, which is what the BJP plans in the future. However, former champion Whittaker has a different opinion and discourages Procházka from changing.
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“I just hope that Jiří will not go to middleweight. I really hope he doesn’t. I like him, but the moment he steps up to middleweight, of course we’re enemies. That’s just how it works. Unless I count teammates because I would never wrestle with them.
I can’t imagine that Jiří will lose weight to 84 kg. I met him in person and I must say he is a great guy. And I’m not necessarily talking about the muscles, but his entire structure. He has broad shoulders and is also quite tall. He’s a piece of a man. It’s clear to me that if he decides to do it, he can do it, I don’t doubt it in any way, but I think it would be an edge. He’s doing well at light heavyweight, where he has other goals, so he should stay there so we can be friends.” Whittaker spoke frankly.
Robert could possibly be one of the rivals. If he defeats Chimaev in June, he will get another title shot. So a lot will depend on how his fight with Chimaev turns out and how the as yet unannounced but speculated Du Plessis vs Adesanya fight turns out.
BJP on exchange with Du Plessis
“It was more of a joke. He slapped something, so I said to myself: Yes, let’s do it. He nudged it a bit, but he’s a cool fighter. We respect each other, we exchanged a few messages. There was nothing aimed at me, because when I aim at something, I don’t even talk, but rather act. If I want something, for example regarding an opponent, I will say it straight. This was fun,” Procházka revealed to Sport.cz.
The primary goal is the light heavyweight title, but that’s when a move to a new weight category could come. Jiří doesn’t have to shoot hard at the moment and he’s meeting the limit, so he would like to try something new. “With the way I feel the body and the work of the metabolism, I think it wouldn’t be a problem to jump back there. The last time I was a middleweight was probably in high school, when I started MMA, but I kind of go by the feeling of my body, with the fact that I could squeeze it and squeeze out at 84. But I dont know. I hope and believe that it will work. If I’m kidding, anything goes.”
2024-04-30 18:51:56
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