'Witchcraft and sorcery?' Dana White embraces Jiri Prochazka's claims that Alex Pereira uses spiritual forces to win



UFC President Dana White said that he loved the unique personalities of his fighters leading up to UFC 303. Particularly, fighters Jiri Prochazka and Alex Pereira, two spiritual light heavyweights who are currently at odds regarding ritualistic forces that Prochazka thinks are at play.

During a series of interviews leading up to his championship fight, Prochazka claimed that Pereira has been "working with some shamans from his hometown and he believes in some spiritual help from them."

"Everyone knows that he's doing these rituals," he stated. "Before the fight, everyone can feel that. What's around him and what's going on. So I think Alex can't fight without that."

Pereira responded by saying, "Everybody has their own spirits; we're not just made of flesh and bone. If he did not find his or he doesn't believe, that's not my fault."

'Witchcraft, black magic, it's just another reason that this fight is so f***ing awesome.'

White was jokingly asked by a reporter backstage after the UFC 303 press conference whether or not he could test for dark forces.

"Do the commission test for witchcraft and sorcery?" reporter Oscar Willis from the Mac Life asked White.

"I love that s*** though. When Jiri found out about the fight, apparently he goes into a shed for three days. No water, no food, no nothing," White answered. "[He] prays, meditates, whatever he does. His coach went and banged on the door, told him this fight was available, and he said something to the effect of 'If this is what the universe wants.' So he's that dude!"

White was referring to Prochazka posting about his own rituals online in late May 2024 when he said he was going to go several days without food or electricity while preparing to train for his next fight.

"3 days
No Light
No food
Pure Focus
Pure Training," Procházka said.

The UFC president is no stranger to gimmick entrances, both in the UFC and now being part of TKO Group Holdings, which also owns the WWE. However, White said these two fighters aren't using gimmicks, this is actually who they really are.

“So [Prochazka] sees him doing the Shaman stuff ... witchcraft, black magic, it's just another reason that this fight is so f***ing awesome. This is real, this isn't fabricated bulls*** when someone wants to come out with a gimmicky wrestling-type thing. This is who these two guys really f***ing are, man, this is what makes people really love [the UFC]. You know when someone is authentic, as opposed to some bulls*** f***ing wrestling s***.”

White showed so much excitement for the event that he accepted another reporter's plea to add a second Fight of the Night bonus for UFC 303, which typically pays combatants between $50,000-$100,000 each.

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UFC contender Jiri Prochazka says champion Alex Pereira is using shamans, spiritual forces, and rituals to win fights



UFC No. 1 contender Jiri Prochazka accused light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira of using dark forces to harness energy in his fights.

Prochazka and Pereira are facing off for the second time at UFC 303 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the often spiritual Prochazka recently noted that his opponent has been utilizing "shamans" ahead of fights.

"He believes in the help of of spiritual things," the former champion said. "That's something I think he can't fight without. I want to keep [the fight] in a clear line, just the sport, pure performance, men versus men. I think he doesn't know how to fight without because he used these things every time."

'Everyone knows that he's doing these rituals.'

Host Ariel Helwani asked for clarification on what he meant by "spiritual things."

"He is working with some shamans from his hometown and he believes in some spiritual help from them," the Czech Republic native replied on "The MMA Hour."

"I believe too, but I believe in the best performance, in the human performance right here, right now, without magic."

During a press conference for UFC 303 two days later, Prochazka was asked again about spiritual forces by a reporter.

"Everyone knows that he's doing these rituals," he stated. "Before the fight, everyone can feel that. What's around him and what's going on. So I think Alex can't fight without that. That's something that he's using normally in fighting. Let's see, this is my challenge to him."

"Let's fight in a clear way, to not have other things, some whatever [in the cage]. Let the higher power be in the cage to see which is the best, in the pure performance. That's all," the 205-pound fighter added.

Pereira responded during his own segment of the press conference and did not take the chance to downplay the accusations, instead opting to question Prochazka's own spirituality.

"Well, everybody has their own spirits; we're not just made of flesh and bone," Pereira said. "If he did not find his or he doesn't believe, that's not my fault."

The reigning champion was also asked if he thought Prochazka was an "unusual" man.

"For me, he is a normal guy. Everybody has their own ways and their own expressions, but for me it's just a normal guy," Pereira added.

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UFC contender Jiří Procházka says he's going 3 days without power or food to prepare for training ahead of next fight

UFC contender Jiří Procházka says he's going 3 days without power or food to prepare for training ahead of next fight



Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jiří Procházka appeared to recently go several days without food or electricity while preparing to train for his next fight.

Procházka is known as a rather unorthodox fighter who typically refers to himself as a samurai. His strange style of fighting paid off in a recent fight against Aleksander Rakic, where he scored a second-round knockout at UFC 300.

From there, Procházka went back to his usual exercises, which of course included hitting the bag on a makeshift floor in the middle of the forest. Training also apparently included the 205-pound fighter swimming in random rivers.

"Use a Spring Energy to the Flow. Vizualize, Tactics, Breathe-Space-Movement // Flow \\ Find love in what you do, over and over again," he wrote on X.

Even though Procházka recently admitted he isn't a real samurai, his unique style of training made waves once again when he declared that he had gone days without food while still exercising.

"3 days
No Light
No food
Pure Focus
Pure Training," Procházka said.

His lack of social media presence prior to the post seemed to indicate that the fighter was training without electricity or food during the days of his absence. But in his typical style, it was truly unclear whether the three-day fast from food and power was about to happen or had already happened.

"Preparation can start NOW," he added, alluding to that idea he was training in order to prepare for more training. It also could have been a clue that he may have another fight booked.

'I'm not a samurai. I'm guy from Czech Republic. But we all need to live and be inspired by something, and these samurai ideas [are] something that's inside me.'

The following day, the the top light heavyweight contender would go on to describe his mental battles — with himself.

"The toughest opponent in the universe is in the 2nd image," he wrote with three images of himself attached. "But where there is darkness, there is Light in the 3rd image. But we have the Power to connect both sides to work for us in our direction. Easily."

Fans have poked fun at Procházka for his obscure fighting and training styles, with his consistent comparisons to a samurai fighter. After his recent win, however, he told Joe Rogan that he is well aware that he isn't actually a samurai, but he respects the discipline of the ancient craft.

"I'm not samurai, that's true. I'm not a samurai. I'm guy from Czech Republic. But we all need to live and be inspired by something, and these samurai ideas [are] something that's inside me," he said in the Octagon. "I'm not a samurai, but I'm living with these rules, and I believe in myself, in my dreams, in my head, and I want to prove to everyone that I can make the best performance of the night."

Procházka said he was hoping to fight the winner of the UFC 300 main event, who turned out to be Alex Pereira.

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