Jiri Prochazka - trash talks and Quotes
The Last Samurai of the Octagon
When most fighters chase optimization, Jiri Prochazka chases alignment. Known worldwide as
“The Czech Samurai,”
Jiri stands alone in modern MMA—a philosopher-warrior who treats combat not as entertainment, but as a spiritual test. In an era ruled by analytics, trash talk, and branding strategies, Prochazka walks into the Octagon guided by silence, instinct, and an unbreakable code drawn from the ancient teachings of The Book of Five Rings.
Jiri’s verbal style is abstract, disciplined, and unsettlingly sincere. He doesn’t threaten opponents; he challenges existence itself. His defining quote—“You alone become the action”—isn’t a metaphor. It’s a worldview. Prochazka believes greatness demands total surrender: ego, comfort, distraction—everything must bend toward one direction. Fighting, for him, is not something he does. It is something he becomes.
On SportzOnly, Jiri belongs squarely in the Mysticism and Extreme Focus categories. He is the rare fighter whose mindset is as compelling as his violence. This contrast is what makes him magnetic: a man who meditates in sensory-deprivation tanks, trains barefoot in forests, bows before combat—and then unleashes chaos with terrifying unpredictability. His famous mantra, BJP (Bomby Jak Píča), embodies this duality perfectly: spiritual calm fused with explosive intent. Peace in the mind. Bombs in the cage.
His rivalry with Alex Pereira elevated this mystique to another level. When Jiri publicly challenged Pereira to fight without “rituals or magic,” it sparked one of the strangest and most fascinating debates in MMA culture—Shamanism vs. Samurai Spirit. Fans weren’t just picking winners; they were choosing philosophies. Rarely does a fight feel like a clash of belief systems. With Jiri, it always does.
What truly separates Prochazka is his radical honesty after defeat. Where others hide behind excuses, Jiri speaks of storms, lessons, and sharpening the blade. Loss is not failure—it is refinement. Each setback becomes fuel for evolution, reinforcing his identity as a warrior in constant self-combat. Every fight is not just against an opponent, but against the version of himself that existed yesterday.
In today’s MMA landscape, Jiri Prochazka’s words matter because they reject the sport’s noise. He doesn’t care about rankings, algorithms, or hype cycles. He looks for the soul of the man in front of him—and dares it to stand firm.
Below is a curated timeline of Jiri Prochazka’s most revealing quotes—from supernatural challenges and primal reflections to BJP battle cries and vows of resurgence. This isn’t just a quote collection. It’s a window into the mind of MMA’s last true samurai.
Jiri Prochazka's Statements About Other Fighters
“I don't care who, but my stand is still the same. Now I believe I am in position to fight for the belt”
– via X (formerly Twitter), making a definitive claim for a title shot after a dominant 2025 campaign.
“Congratulations @PetrYanUFC very smart and persistent performance.”
– reacted to UFC 323 bout against Merab Dvalishvili
“I really don't know how much it was in the last week Title Fight, but for me it's essential to win”
– reacts to UFC 321 eye poke incident
“Congrats Lajoš, timing, speed, and tough end.”
– reacted to Ludovit Klein win at UFC 321
“On points, it was his rounds. But the game was in my hands. Maybe he threw more punches; he caught me a little bit. I just tried to find the best way to take over... I knew everything I was doing in the last round. I saw Khalil getting, step by step, worse and worse.”
– reflects on his UFC 320 victory against Khalil Rountree Jr. via Pound 4 Pound podcast.
“I didn't see him training much in UFC PI but I saw him before the fight and in a fight and when I saw him like he was [holding] himself back, back, back, back, little step back, little step back. Then I thought, man, he's not right. Something's wrong, like, he's so careful. Not like last time, he's going forward, up and down, changing levels, self confident. He was totally different person, yeah.”
– reacted to Ankalaev's UFC 320 loss.
“The first thing I want to say to Khalil, thank you. Thank you for the amazing fight. Thank you, because every time, when you share the cage with some opponents, he’s also your teacher because he’s teaching you how to overcome him, how to overcome his attacks, how to learn, how to be better, because that’s what we are doing... I’m sharpening him, he’s sharpening me... I’m thankful to him, to share the cage with him, and especially with him, because there was not too many opponents as dynamic and tough like him.”
Read all statements about Khalil Rountree Jr.
“You know, win [or] lose, Alex and his team, Glover Teixeira there, and all of these guys, we have a good relationship with them. I really wished him to win because [of] all this bullsh*t [that] Ankalaev brought before and all these nonsenses. What he talked about himself, about others. So that was why I was happy because I saw really angry Alex going forward to Ankalaev, and that was something what I needed to be in my fight, too”
Read all statements about Alex Pereira
“He came up to me and said 'Hello' in the UFC P.I. I said f**k man are you a nice guy or a bad guy? Then I realized someone else is writing on Twitter so I can't be angry for him but he is still responsible”
Read all statements about Magomed Ankalaev
“Man, maybe I live that story with Alex [Pereira] the same because Ankalaev pissed me [off] a lot on Twitter. Everybody knows I don't like him because he just wrote some bullsh*t about me... This doesn't matter, but I'm really happy that I saw Alex won”
– Reacted to UFC 320 Victory of Alex Pereira
“This is something that I already deal with. You know me, I meditate and do a lot of inner work... I can’t have that attitude of vendetta towards him. The only thing I can say is I believe I’m on a level where I can beat [Magomed] Ankalaev or Pereira.”
Read all statements about Alex Pereira
“This is something that I already deal with. You know me, I meditate and do a lot of inner work... I can’t have that attitude of vendetta towards him. The only thing I can say is I believe I’m on a level where I can beat [Magomed] Ankalaev or Pereira.”
Read all statements about Magomed Ankalaev