Din Thomas, Chael Sonnen don't buy Jiri Prochazka's 'mercy' excuse after UFC 327
Din Thomas and Chael Sonnen agree that Jiri Prochazka's reaction to his UFC 327 loss is off base.
UFC analysts Chael Sonnen and Din Thomas agree that Carlos Ulberg's incredible UFC 327 title win is being diminished by some of the post-fight narratives, including those from opponent Jiri Prochazka. Ulberg (14-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) overcame an early knee injury on Saturday at Kaseya Center in Miami to knock Prochazka out cold in stunning fashion to claim the vacant light heavyweight championship. It was an incredible moment that was quickly engulfed by a conversation about exactly how the fight-ending moment came to be.
UFC color commentator Joe Rogan painted a narrative that Prochazka let Ulberg off the hook when he was hobbling on one leg, and Prochazka echoed that sentiment in the post-fight interview, as well on social media since, stating that he showed "mercy" and then paid the ultimate price. Sonnen wasn't a fan of any of that. "I didn't love our broadcast team is yelling he's got a blown-out knee – they don't know that," Sonnen said on his "On The Road with Chael Sonnen" show for Paramount+.
"I think they got a little ahead of themselves talking about, 'He won this on one knee. ' He was standing on both feet. I thought that was a little weird.
Jiri is coming out the back saying, 'I was showing mercy. ' Maybe. But it looked to me like you were in a fistfight and you got punched on the chin by a guy that's pretty good at punching people on the chin.