Czech Interview with Jiří Procházka: "Hill showed that he is immature," criticises fighters thrash-talking before fights

Hey there, I decided to translate this article/interview with Jiří Procházka to English as it seemed interesting for me, maybe some of you would find it interesting as well! https://mmashorties.cz/prochazka-priznava-jake-bylo-bit-hilla-po-vsech-tech-utocich-a-posmescich/ A: author J: Jiří Title: Jiří Procházka admits what it was like to punch Hill after all of his attacks and mockery A: To a large extent, it was certainly just a role and an attempt to sell the fight, but even so, Jiří might have taken Hill's outbursts, attacks, and mockery very personally. There was truly a lot said. So how much did BJP end up enjoying when he could hit his rival hard and eventually finish him? J: "Opponents should stand by what they say before and after the fight. They shouldn't just talk nonsense. I can't look at a fighter completely clearly when he talks and behaves a certain way before the fight, but then he meets you in person and pretends to be all good. Look at Alex Pereira. He speaks clearly, concisely, and he definitely doesn't make it personal. That's who I call Mr. Fighter! He had to keep quiet after the fight, otherwise, he would just humiliate himself. And that's the point. Everyone spews all kinds of threats at each other before fights, and then they pat each other on the back after that, saying they didn't mean it. So, are you guys kids? We live in a time when everyone is trying to draw attention to themselves, and they are not at all concerned with the consequences of their words and actions. As if all is forgiven at the end of the day. No. I don't flush stuff away (meaning he doesn't forget things that easily). Hill showed that he is immature, even though he is older than me. But then again, I don't want to speak offensively against him, I'm just telling the facts." A: Jiří admitted that he had Hill's outbursts in him, but it wasn't particularly personal. A: After the fight, Jiří invited Hill for a shot. Jiří invited two of his friends from Hostěradice to Los Angeles, who were supposed to celebrate with him; however, that didn't work out in the end. J: "I'd rather not even talk about those two. As much as I like them, they pissed me off. They were struggling with the jet lag and exhaustion, something they weren't used to. After the fight, they preferred to go to sleep. I had a beer, and then I bought a shot of vodka for Jamahal. We had beers and a victory cigarette in an Irish bar and went to sleep. In the end, I'm glad that we didn't go all out to celebrate. If I had those two scoundrels from Hostěradice by my side, it would have been wild. I know it would have been totally out of control." A: What did Hill say to Procházka while drinking? J: "He said he was keeping his fingers crossed for my career and various other promises of how he is going to behave. He also said he wishes that I knock out Pereira and take back the title. I said, 'Cheers, mate. We ride together, we fight together, we drink together. We're all in the same boat.'" A: So the hatchet is buried, and once again it turned out that Hill was largely playing up the attacks on BJP, but in reality, he's actually a "cool" guy who was simply trying to sell the fight, which he ultimately succeeded in, albeit on a negative wave. submitted by /u/strc_prst_skrz_krk [link] [comments]