Jiri is proof that you don't have to be a jerk to explode in popularity in the UFC

This was the first time Glover was submitted in his mma career. I couldn’t care less if Jiri was losing on the score cards, he submitted Glover basically at the buzzer for the win. Unbelievable.

Jiri: Man my bell is still ringing Forklift operator: I'm going to pack this whole building up in reverse

"I dont want to just be a survivor.....But to be the hunter." my man is a killer, shit gave me chills he's truly dope!

His personality is gold.. you don’t see people like Jiri often. Funny witty and tough as nails.. took so many shots

The fact that he acknowledges his mistakes is serious. Jiri has A LOT of MMA experience but he also has composure and self awareness. That's a recipe for success right there.

You can tell he’s SO much smarter and more eloquent in his natural language. As much as I appreciate him learning English for the fans and I know it’ll get better over the years but I can’t imagine how much better he’d be able to convey the multitude of emotions flowing through him if he were speaking Czech.

Jiri: “he had a free neck so I took that” 😂😂 love this dude

Jiri looks straight out of a movie , this guy is unreal , a true samurai . Luke Rockhold would be proud

Got to love Jiri's honesty. Wish more fighters were like him in the press conferences

To anyone who didn't notice, Jiri kind of corrected himself in the end for saying "my body" and whispered "my mind". He is a very spiritual man and I was surprised for his initial response, but there is probably a word in Czech for both body and mind, something around "wholeness". I really grew fond of him after this event.

I was jaw dropped multiple times in this fight. I thought it was going to be over in almost every single round at one point. Still can't believe how Jiri submitted a BJJ black belt for the win with 30 seconds left. Fuckin incredible. Absolute fan of both fighters FOTY forsure right here.

You can tell Jiri's mentality is top tier, the guy kept getting up and defending he had literally no quit in him.Both fighters definitely made mistakes, but what a fight overall!

Jiri couldn’t have won this title in any better fashion. He showed, heart, grit, determination and an insane chin. Came through a ton of adversity in one of the best fights in UFC history. Long live Jiri!

That long pause and then “no” was so powerful and funny and awkward. Love this samurai. Big respect to him and Glover! Both are beautiful examples of mixed martial artists. What a battle!

Jiri is so humble. Aside from his skills, his warrior mentality will take him further with the belt. I am rooting for him.

The fact that he is fully focused on correcting his mistakes instead of getting on his high horse for having the belt shows what an absolute UNIT this guy really is....he is becoming my favorite fighter already.

When a martial artist says he Is disappointed in not finding the right moment to finish off the opponent, that tells that he knows he's craft properly no doubt. Good luck to Jiri!!!!

This man is a true warrior. He testifies true Bushido. "Just give me little time to repair my face and my mistakes". This is scary. Scary because he is genuine. He will only get better and with this mindset.. amazing

I admire his desire to avoid a bloody fight. Sometimes you can't avoid it (especially of you're a striker), but this kind of dedication shows that Jiri is a warrior and not a beast. Also Glover was a class act in the cage and during the post match. He has nothing to be ashamed of and he actually knows it. Beautiful fight, blessings to both fighters.

I think He is a little too hard with himself. He didn’t only beat a 42 YO old man He beat Glover Teixeira who has more than 20 years of MMA experience, He was the champion of the world, He is one of the most vicious finishers in LHW division history. He was on a five fight winning streak with brutal finishes beating young guys, top contenders. It’s the biggest achievement of his career. Now it’s just the fighter mentality of never being satisfied we understand but that was an amazing performance…

Czech part (20:20) translation for anyone interested: Interviewer - First of all congratulations on your win. Do you have any plans for a celebration? Will they be as crazy as the fight was? Interviewer - Are you aware that this is the biggest thing that has ever happened to the Czech MMA scene? Jiří - As I said... Should I speak in English or Czech? I kinda don't.... It's not that I don't care but the main thing is that I notice my mistakes. When a person allows to put their mind into it. What happened, why did it happen and realise that he can do it better next time and he knows that he can do it better. That has alot more value than people having me as an idol, yeah? It's more of an honor to show people my martial arts in the best promotion and get the belt. That is an honor. Interviewer - Fans expected you to win by KO but you won by SUB, is there a new dimension to this? (I don't really understand the question... To be completly honest :D) Jiří - As I said, you have to show that you can do absouletly anything to get the win, that you can sacrifice anything, even if its in the first, third, fourth or the fifth round after you had your face cut open. Interviewer - Last question, can you imagine what your win means to Czech MMA? For its popularity and expansion. Jiří - You tell me. I don't know I honestly belive that I'll be a motivation for people to train efficiently, have more self-confidence and not train stupidly for a milion hours like I use to do but to train to push yourself, to notice yourmistakes, to push yourself, to in-comporate it into your lifestyle so I can win in a fight under cameras in front of thousands.

Jiri is a rare human. A genuine role model. Bushido code. God bless him.

"He didn't have the power to end me but he did have power to open me, so I said no more fun time!!" 🤣🤣🤣 this dude is GOLD !!!! 🏆🥇🏅

He became a champ in 3 fights and fought only the best so far. Yes he has a lot of fights but has little experience fighting with the best. He proved he was championship material. Can’t believe people are saying he looked horrible. Not his best but glover is a beast. Just remember Glover finished Jan easily.

Knowing what glover did to ion cutelaba,anthony smith, Thiago santos , and Jan blachowicz...jiri's performance stands out!...he truly has "no quit" in him...well deserved win

All I know is my respect for Glover has surpassed all my expectations. No one has fought Jiri like that and for a 42-year-old to man to go to war like that was next level. It came down to both of their gas tanks. I hope we get a rematch!

This is a such a unique character. UFC has found a gem in Prochazka. THe way he said bye bye in the end lol. Gold.

Mad respect to both Jiri and Glover for that amazing incredible nail-biting title fight, would love to see a rematch as Glover's retirement fight

I really enjoy the way he takes his time to respond to the questions, he also maintains he composure in the cage. He is legitimately living the bushido code, he is a legend.

Soo refreshing to see a traditional yet unique martial artist bringing the philosophical and deeper aspects of fighting back to the game 🙏🏼

Jiri: has 25 KOs of 29 wins Also Jiri: I have to work on my KO power...

Ppl said Jiří has 0 ground game and stuff like this. Here we are, he beat bjj specialist on submission. Both of them great warriors, fight of the year for sure !!!

Japan can be proud! Rizin and Japanese culture build this fantastic fighter 🇯🇵🇨🇿

The power behind "I love you". Neither choosing to confront or run away from the threat. But to choose to recognize the self within another and to treat them as such. To understand and look past the follies of ego that surround the sport. Say what you will about the neo-samurai shpill, this guy really does live by those words.

Man... This guy is going to be a huge star, what a martial artist in the truest sense. No BS, one can tell he is genuine and means what he says

They said he wouldn’t last 5 rounds, the man dug deep, the warrior spirit was truly evident in both fighters

How crazy that both Jiri and khamzat stepped up to face top contenders and faced crazy adversity and came through it. Thank god they weren’t hype jobs like we’ve seen before . Glover deserves his flowers , amazing performance. I personally think he was winning that fight prior to the submission

I was screaming at my TV. I was so stoked when he got that choke💯 I love Glover but I wanted Jiri to get the belt so bad. Much props🤟

It's nice to see how Jirka doesn't care what anyone thinks of him. If he doesn't know a word, can't form a sentence, he stops, comes back, takes his time and says it again. So humble and tru warrior. And huge f respect to Texeira! He's tough badass! Proud for Jiří and our country. 🙏 🇨🇿

What not just a champion but an amazing person! Completly composed no matter what, even when the lights are going on and off and the alarms are ringing (literally) he's still composed. Top 3 favourite fighters of all time.

Jiri is the type of guy to almost got KO’d by Glover and then submitted Glover.

He’s insane. Jiri, for god sake, enjoy this victory. You fought incredible fight, one of the most beautiful wars I’ve seen in MMA. Glover was the champ for a reason, he’s an elite fighter with strong heart and mind. You did amazingly well, you should be only proud, why criticize yourself that much? You went through deep adversity and triumph. You showed super human mentality, skill and heart. Give credit to Glover, and be proud. For Christ sake.

"I train alot, fight alot, now I will celebrate alot" - Jiri

Glover to Jiri: "So you're a submission artist now?"

The fight of his life, and he won it at the last minute with rounds losts. A rocky performance for mma history

This guy is good... I like his style. Very humble and respectful. He can only get better. Shout out to Glover as well. What a great pair of fighters. I hope they can have a rematch.

Tony Ferguson and Conor can learn alot from this guy. Even after winning he acknowledges his mistakes.

How this guy conducts himself is a complete credit. He takes his time, he is mindful and conscious of his words. There is no rush. Too many guys try spit out answers to get the interviews over with. Jiri has bushido written all over him.

Nahh bro Jiri is an animal. I still don’t know how did he came back against such a legend. Massive respect for both warriors. Fight of the year easy.. 🥵

I love how he actually pauses and formulates the right answer. A lot of fighter answer questions right away. Jiri reflects than shows his authentic self in a language that isn’t his first. So impressive the real life samurai is

It was really beautiful to see two humble martial artists put it all on the line for 5 rounds for us, the amount of respect they showed for eachother shows how far this sport has come

Interested to see how much of an improvement Jiri can make for his next fight, he seems to be very real with himself and knows the need for vast improvement

*He became the LHW champion in 3 fights on his worst performance (as stated by him) , Let that sink in ! imagine what's his best performance will be literally sky is the limit*

After winning probably the best fight in history ever, Jiri is still humble and clear on how to improve further...striving for mastery. Jiri is the best ever!!!!!

This fight is beyond of my Expectations well done JiRi you deserve it.

There's something I love about how this dude carries himself. Long Thoughtful pauses and a dont give a fuck attitude.

I totally love this guy from his first performance I seen.his display of integrity, a real gentleman of the sport at such a young age,many could learn by.

“HELICOPTER HELICOPTER “ It’s as if Jiri matured during the course of this battle. I wish I cou personally thank Glover and Jiri for both of their inspiring performances. Simply Amazing !!!!

"My sharpest weapon: my body... *my mind*" - Jiří Procházka

Jiri is Jiren. POWER! One of the most fun fights, probably THE most fun fight I’ve seen. This guy has been a fave of mine since last year, I love seeing him succeed and his personality shows why he’s successful. Keep GROWING, fam! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 And great job on Glovers end, what a warrior. That dude is the real deal ✊🏽

I absolutely love the time he takes to think about the questions and givea his most honest opinion

Amazing fight. Both fighters showed so much heart. That was incredible. If Jiri means it that he will come back next fight, fix the mistakes, dominate and be the hunter in the ring... His next opponent is in a world of trouble.

My favourite LHW of all time, so genuine, completely individual and at one with himself. Jiri is a true martial artist, a true champion and most of all - a real man.

Stay humble and keep working hard and I don't see anyone beating him for awhile! Long live Jiri the Champ

This guy is going to be a huge problem! I never heard a fighter be so dissatisfied in his performance, he will move onto greatness!

Jiri is a special talent. His humility is golden. His style flows like (the legendary Bruce Lee said) water. And I like the quote "train a lot, fight a lot and celebrate a lot".

"My highest motivation is mastery." ~ Very refreshing and something to aim toward in our own lives, whether you're a fighter or a plumber.

The last samurai 🔥🔥🔥🔥

jiri prochazka's fully embodied principles displayed in this interview is a source of boundless motivation

Jiri!!!!! The more I hear and see of this warrior, the more I like him. He’s definitely a true warrior! And he’s funny! And seems to be very spiritual as well.

In the czech interview he explains why hes sad. He said that his goal is to be master in fight man to man, the belt what he won is just somethink what was made by people and its just kind of "ego think". He will be happy when he will know deep inside that he made mastery fight man to man. He really dont care about some title. He is true legend for me.

the part where he said "I SWEAR I'LL BE ANOTHER FIGHTER" 4:05 this man is a true warrior

That definitely was not Jiri at his best and he still won! Get some much needed rest and recovery. You are a true Warrior with a tremendous upside. A Complete refresh Fighter who doesnt trash opponent's and Resoects people. UFC should be honored to have this gentleman in the Octagon.

Idk why but he gave me goosebumps all the time Ive seen him and listen to him. This focus on the main elements are incredible outstanding and real. His last word "my mind" and how he said it, is the signature for this ongoing legacy.

Best fight I’ve seen in such a long time! Amazing war between two warriors from different parts of the world. It was a true honor to witness. So much respect for both MEN.

Congratulations to the Samurai he definitely suprised me with his skillset.

Translation of the Czech interview section since I think it might be interesting for others. Q: First of all, congratulations to your victory. What do you think the celebration is going to be like? Is it going to be as wild as the fight? A: (as in video) Yes, yes. We prepared everything. Guns, ships, everything. For celebration.) Q: Do you realize this is the biggest success of Czech MMA you have achieved. Did you have chance to think about that after the fight? A: Look, how I said. I don't really [care]... well, not that I don't care, but for me the main thing is that I know what mistakes I have made, really. If a person is following his purpose he gives to it, what has happened, why it has happened and realize it and knows he can make it better next time and it will be like that, that is more valuable than people think of me as someone. It's more of an honor to show people my martial art in the highest competition in the world and take the belt. That's honor for me. Q: Is it other new dimension in that people expect you to win by KO and now you have won by submision? A: How I said. You have to show that you are willing to do anything for the victory, that you sacrifice anything to it. If it's in the first, second, third, fourth or fifth round after having a face cut, it doesn't matter. Q: Can you imagine what it is going to mean for czech MMA now, for it's growth and popularity? A: You tell me. I hope and believe that it will be a motivation for people, but in a sense to train properly - no futilities, not to fool around, to gain more self-confidence, not to train milion hours some useless way as I have done many times, but train the way to move forward, realize mistakes and move forward, incorporate it into my life style, win in a combat right under cameras in front of thousands of spectators. Period.

“You have to take moment, what moment give you right NOW! He give me Neck, I take Neck” 😂😂😂😂 I love this guy!!

Jiri fights like an Elden Ring mini boss, what a warrior. Classic fight & good luck to his next opponent.

Jiri is real Street Fighter character. Congratulations Champ! Cheers from Poland 😊

Nice to see an honest person in that position… no excuses, no bs, just wants to improve and destroy

Jiri, great guy with great attitude and respect for others and himself. Very rare in this sport. Hope he will defend successfully many times and we see a very rare great fighter evolving. Not a trash talk fighter, no, a fighter with great spirit!

Glover is the best hands down!!!!! Simply the best!!!!! No one at age 42, is even close to him!!!

Dude backing a truck in out back, cool it bra the soul warrior is talking

PROCHAZKA NEJVIC TYPEK, PODAŘENÝ BOJ, RESPEKT OBĚMA BOJOVNIKUM . ČEST Z OSTRAVY!

Congratulations Jiri amazing fight, jsme na tebe pyšní 🇨🇿❤️💙

Bravo at his Humility.... A True Champion with a long career ahead of him... Bravo ! 👏

Been watching this sport for years. Something extremely special about jiri. Makes me so excited, I hope he holds onto the belt for a while. He's only going to improve. 29 years old. 29 wins 27 finishes or something.. It's insane.

Mind set is on point.. he answer to “luck” was spot on. I hope he keeps the belt for a while!! 👊🏼.

Couldn't stop laughing when he casually trow "Very nice, very nice" at 00:11:43 . Borat would be so proud tough man!

Now Jiri is the finest example of what mixed martial arts is as well as Glover too as well as others but there's nobody like Jiri. Not Conor McGregor or Colby Covington or Jorge Masvidal or any of these other fighters that are disrespectful and don't honor the mixed martial arts like it should be. Jiri is a very special person. Congrats on the hard fought win.

There was so much respect in this fight. I love both of them so much but glad Jiri won. He finally gets his well deserved time as the king

Jiri very versatile and we see how tough he is probably will be champion for long...bcoz in LHW division not many good fighter.

The fight aside, what I'm really impressed with is his determination to speak in English despite how difficult it seems for him to get his point across and sometimes understand the questions. I think it says a lot about his approach to life to not only shy away from your weaknesses but to tackle them head on which he often mentions about his fighting ability. I can't wait for his English to improve because you can tell he has lots of wisdom to share but just can't quite articulate it right now

One of the best title fights I've seen in 20yrs.. Superb

Jiri ain't your average samurai bloke

Like he said Jiri knows he was sloppy and can get even better that’s crazy

Amazing, I like his style, his character and his performance. He can still be proud of his achievement! Even when he was surviving, it showed spirit and not how to give up.

I love this man, what a role model of calmness and dedicating yourself to your craft.