Jiri Prochazka (right) dealswith Glover Teixeira for the light-heavyweight title at UFC 275 in SingaporeGrowing up, Jiri Prochazka didnothave a function. Born in the Czech Republic, the UFC star lost his daddy at 6 years old, leaving him brief of authority figures. He lived life by his own guidelines, paying little attention to recommendations from his mom or instructors, priorto ultimately endingupbeing included in football hooliganism. Fighting togetherwith fellow FC Zbrojovka Brno advocates, Prochazka was drewin to a sense of neighborhood he idea hooliganism provided, however he still didnothave that muchdeeper significance – upuntil a book talented to him by his MMA coach altered whatever. “It was The Book of Five Rings, and that was the samurai spirit and all these concepts around Japanese culture,” Prochazka informed BBC Sport, priorto his primary occasion versus light-heavyweight champ Glover Teixeira at UFC 275 on Saturday. “I took it on as my own, and that was the primary thing of why I began to believe like that – to read the viewpoint and all these books around battling. “Purpose is a excellent word. It altered my life since like I stated I had no guidelines in my life after my daddy passedaway, so that’s why I was looking for some strong info and strong concepts I can keep in my life.” After reading the book, Prochazka left football hooliganism behind, focusing on his journey as a samurai and expert MMA fighter. ‘A real inspiration for life’Prochazka’s hairdo, which he calls ‘war hair’, pays homage to Japanese samuraiProchazka practices bushido – the ethical code followed by samurai. Samurai are ancient Japanese warriors who assisted govern the nation for hundreds of years from the 12th century. In studying bushido, 29-year-old Prochazka embraced the mentor’s warrior mindset, knowing to appearance inwards to find what is in
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