Remaining Up to date on 15 Jun 2022 7:02 pm (UK Time)
In spite of the negativity surrounding the struggle week because of ideals that the cardboard lacked the standard of a PPV UFC 275 used to be a powerful luck on an evening stuffed with Superb KOs, retirements, and moderately perhaps the best LHW struggle the UFC has ever noticed that includes Veteran champion Glover Teixeira and the electrifying Jiri Prochazka wherein the 29-year-old submitted Glover to seize gold.
This win alternatively has now not as excited as many lovers because it almost certainly must be given the truth that the LHW department is one that lovers have now not considered fondly because of the obvious ‘loss of stars’ within the department since Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier’s strikes as much as heavyweight and the truth that a 42-year-old veteran used to be ready to seize gold rather simply from champion Jan Blachowicz so the query is now can Jiri Prochazka being champion carry again passion in a department that any believe useless?
Initially whilst many believe the LHW department ‘useless’ I’d like to elucidate I don’t consider this perception. i believe the department is stuffed with combatants who at all times appear to place on a display each time they input the octagon equivalent to Jimmy Crute, Jamahal Hill, Paul Craig, Anthony Smith and Dominick Reyes to call a couple of and I’ve huge admire for each champions put up Jon Jones in Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira.
However with that mentioned admittedly it isn’t precisely laborious to peer why Glover being a champion and necessarily the face of the department didn’t excite many ‘lovers’. The 42-year-old breezed via best contenders occurring a 5 struggle successful streak sooner than gaining a shot on the coveted gold choosing up 2 performances of the night time bonuses and a 3rd one when he submitted then champ Jan Blachowicz with relative ease at UFC 267.
Whilst an awesome fulfillment for Glover many watchers of the night time he received the identify puzzled the ability of the department’s ranked combatants and the brand new champion given the truth that a fighter who in point of fact must be well past his high beat them in such dominating type. Particularly in a recreation like MMA and whilst it isn’t unusual for combatants Glover’s age to nonetheless be energetic or even win occurring a tear as he did and in the end successful the belt within the UFC of all puts used to be remarkable and raised eyebrows.
And whilst I will be able to perceive why other folks suppose the department used to be on a decline given the age I believe persons are being extraordinarily disrespectful to Teixeira. The person has at all times been a best contender and has at all times proven he had the fitting to be within the octagon with the most efficient all through his time within the UFC. It’s transparent ‘lovers’ fail to remember how the folks he has misplaced to all through his UFC run have all both long gone to be champions within the UFC or in different organizations equivalent to Bellator or have fought a large number of instances for the UFC’s LHW identify towards the department largest ever combatants hanging on one of the largest fights in mild heavyweight historical past.
And whilst I do agree Jan Blachowicz given his high quality and particularly given his performances to win after which shield the LHW identify used to be extraordinarily underwhelming and deficient at the night time he misplaced his belt to Glover his personal person efficiency does now not remove from Glover’s ability set and skill to have received on that night time. Glover used to be a worthy champion and Saturday night time proved as a lot we can have to peer if he can recapture the gold within the rematch.
However as of now, Jiri is the champion however he like his predecessor will face scrutiny and questions on whether or not he’s excellent sufficient given the way wherein he received. Thankfully, Jiri is appreciated by way of many MMA lovers for his thrilling taste, loopy end charge, and character out of doors the cage so if he can retain the belt I believe his personal stardom will proceed to upward push thus returning passion to the department. However not like the primary struggle, I believe for his inventory to upward push much more he has to complete Glover in a extra dominating type to place to relaxation any doubts relating to his possible as a dominant champion for a department that lovers appear to need to have one.
All in all, I believe Prochazka and any possible long term LHW champion face an uphill combat to are living as much as fan’s expectancies taking into consideration the shadow {that a} champion equivalent to Jones left however If any person has the prospective to dominate and incessantly placed on entertaining fights the place a end is sort of assured its Jiri Prochazka.
