The recently crowned UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka has revealed who he wants his first defence of his title to be against — this and much more in Monday's Social Media Roundup.
Jiri Prochazka reveals who he wants his first title defence to be against
Last month at UFC 275, Jiri Prochazka became the new UFC light heavyweight champion when he spectacularly submitted Glover Teixeira in the fifth round in what was a fight of the year contender.
The light heavyweight division is currently quite weak and there are very few fighters in the division which seem like legitimate challengers to Prochazka's title.
The two fighters who probably threaten Prochazka's reign the most are the man who he has just defeated Glover Teixeira and Magomed Ankalaev.
Earlier today Prochazka took to social media to reveal who he wants to make the first defence of his light heavyweight title against.
Check out the video below to see what Prochazka had to say.
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— Jiri BJP Prochazka (@jiri_bjp) July 11, 2022
In the video, Prochazka reveals he wants to defend his title against the man he took it from, Glover Teixeira because he believes he deserves it.
This is a fight which every MMA fan would love to see again as not only was the fight between them at UFC 275 one of the best fights in the history of the light heavyweight division, but because it is a genuinely exciting and intriguing matchup.
Obviously there is currently no timeframe for when the fight would take place but it is clear that both fighters are keen for it to happen.
On this day in 2015...
On this day in 2015 we witnessed one of the best fights in UFC history.
Robbie Lawler vs Rory MacDonald for the welterweight title was the co-main event on the historic UFC 189 card.
#OnThisDay in 2015 Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald stared deep into each other’s souls --
— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) July 11, 2022
These two delivered us one of the most memorable fights in UFC history -- pic.twitter.com/pb70PkAeSF
Alexander Volkanovski reveals x-ray of his hand injury which he suffered in the second round of his trilogy fight against Max Holloway
At UFC 276 Alexander Volkanovski produced the best performance of his career when he dominated and outclassed Max Holloway for five whole rounds to retain his UFC featherweight title.
After the fight, when walking to his locker room, Volkanovski revealed to his corner that in the second round he broke his hand.
Volkanovski has now shared the image of the x-ray of his hand following the fight.
Broke my thumb in the second round, but that don’t stop us!
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) July 8, 2022
Having surgery today and will be out for 12 weeks. Looking forward to getting back out there, thanks to everyone for the support ------ pic.twitter.com/XvwLd223vL
The fact that Volkanovski suffered this injury and still managed to dominate the fight shows exactly why he is arguably the best pound for pound fighter on the planet today.
Urijah Faber unhappy with the UFC's treatment of Josh Emmett
The weekend before UFC 276, Josh Emmett won a close split decision fight against Calvin Kattar.
Emmett winning this fight meant that he would put himself in a good position to challenge for the featherweight title next.
Watch the video below to see why Emmett's teammate Urijah Faber is unhappy with the way Emmett has been treated since his win over Kattar.
"Dana, I hope you see this": @UrijahFaber is peeved by UFC's treatment of Josh Emmett at #UFC276.
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) July 4, 2022
Full interview: https://t.co/bNSyBP93Hi pic.twitter.com/vKsWY4q6lU
Lauren Murphy vs Miesha Tate set to be the 600th women's fight in UFC history
Lauren Murphy vs Miesha Tate which will go down at UFC Long Island has become a historic fight.
Murphy vs Tate will officially be the 600th women's fight in UFC history.
Lauren Murphy vs. Miesha Tate will be the 600th women's fight in UFC history.#UFCLongIsland
— Jed I. Goodman (@jedigoodman) July 10, 2022
Cedric Doumbe confirms he will be signing with the UFC
Cedric Doumbe has been one of the best kick-boxers on the planet for quite some time now.
The Cameroonian-French fighter has just confirmed that he will be signing with the UFC and he will make his Octagon debut at UFC Paris this September.
UFC bound!
— Beyond Kickboxing (@Beyond_Kick) July 7, 2022
Former GLORY Welterweight Champion Cédric Doumbé said he will be signing a contract & make his promotional debut at UFC Paris on September, 3rd if he manages to win his fight this weekend. He faces late-replacement Idriss M'Roivili at MMAGP on July, 9th. pic.twitter.com/K3dkEBIHHk
Do you think Doumbe can be successful in the UFC?
Huge welterweight bout scheduled for October
A huge welterweight bout between Belal Muhammad and Sean Brady is reportedly set to take place at UFC 281 in October.
--Belal Muhammad will take on Sean Brady at #UFC281 on October 22nd.
— The MMA Media (@The_MMA_Media) July 8, 2022
[per Full Violence]#UFC281 #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/Azab5hvIzF
Paddy Pimblett shows how he deals with online trolls
Paddy Pimblett has grown to be one of the most popular fighters in the UFC in the last year but along with that fame and popularity also comes a lot of negativity, haters and trolls.
In a clip from a video which Pimblett posted to his YouTube channel, he shows how he personally deals with online trolls.
How to deal with trolls: Paddy the Baddy’s way --
— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) July 8, 2022
The look at the end makes this --
--: @theufcbaddy pic.twitter.com/7kUiWjOlVP
