MMAjunkie.com’s Farah Hannoun<\/a>, Rakic said that he would like to fight Prochazka next, noting that seeing his great performance against Reyes motivates him.<\/p>\n\u201cHe did a great performance. He knocked out Reyes. He\u2019s now a top contender, and this fight makes sense against Jiri. The result what happened on Saturday is the best thing that could have happened to me because this wakes my attention, my motivation. I\u2019m even now more motivated to go back to the gym, to train harder and harder,” Rakic said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis fight against Jiri makes the most sense now, and Glover (Teixeira) is going to fight Jan (Blachowicz) in September. Who else is gonna fight Jiri instead of me? Who?”<\/p>\n
With Blachowicz vs. Teixeira taking place in September, it does make sense for Prochazka to stay busy in the meantime because waiting for the winner of that fight could result in a potentially very long layoff. If Prochazka is willing to fight again, then this matchup against Rakic would seem like the ideal five-round No. 1 contender fight to headline a Fight Night.<\/p>\n
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