Leon Edwards vs Jiri Prochazka (185 lbs)

[jackleeb]

(Hi sherdoggers in 2025 / 2026)

Leon Edwards wants to defend 3 more times in Welterweight (Belal, then ? in late 2024, then ? in first half of 2025) and then move up for Middleweight title shot in late 2025

Jiri has expressed interest in re-challenging for the Light Heavyweight title,
and then moving down to Middleweight (probably as early as 2025)

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The clean, precision sniper
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The wild, untamed samurai
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Who do you have winning?

 

[Domitian]

This is a serious question?

 

[justmark]

jiri will just walk through that pillow fisted man

 

[moreorless87]

Jiri at 185lbs would be a pretty serious cut.

 

[Dionysian]

lol this place

 

[RockyLockridge]

Jiri at 185lbs would be a pretty serious cut.

supposedly he fights very close to his natural weight. Dricus himself says he cuts more than him

 

[TriangleMonkey]

See you in Fantasy Matchups bud

 

[TempleoftheDog]

This inter-division talk lately is getting beyond bizarre. Even assholes in the media are doing it. It’s ridiculous.

Most of the champs want to defend against guys lighter than the champion’s division. And most also want a free TS in the higher division.

As for this thread. I have a feeling Edwards only gets one more defence. If he fights Shavkat, I’m thinking Shavkat wins.

So, yeah I guess Edwards could go up to fight Jiri. And wouldn’t even be holding up WW in any way. But it seems like a bad idea unless Jiri has the belt. Or unless it’s a permanent move up to MW.

Because would Edwards move up to fight a number 1 contender fight at MW?

A free TS is a no-brainer for Edwards. But a number 1 fight at MW has definite risks, as well as rewards.

 

[moreorless87]

supposedly he fights very close to his natural weight. Dricus himself says he cuts more than him

Always looked like a pretty big LHW to me.

 

[GOATtalks]

Always looked like a pretty big LHW to me.

Nah, he actually isn’t that big. He frequently weighs in below 205 and has weighed in as low as 201 lbs.

When he fought at HW, he weighed in at 211-215. That’s how much guys like Costa and Pereira weigh on fight night at MW.

I guess he doesn’t really cut a lot of weight, s samurai might consider it cheating. He probably walks around as light as 215-220.

Early in his career he lost to Bojan Velickovic, who is a career WW, so it’s not that hard to imagine he could lose to Leon as well, who probably walks around close to 200 lbs

 

[RockyLockridge]

Always looked like a pretty big LHW to me.

I agree, but supposedly he could make the weight easy

 

[moreorless87]

I agree, but supposedly he could make the weight easy

Alex made MW I spose although Jiri to me seems like he's a bit less lanky to me with more mass on his body.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Alex made MW I spose although Jiri to me seems like he's a bit less lanky to me with more mass on his body.

Honestly man, Im just like you the Idea of a MW jiri Seems ridciulous. the man Is absolutely yolked, vascular as fuck, Tall, but apparently only walks around 215.

I'm only baseing this off of what i was told. but with out being told by people who know better, I'd certainly not believe it.

 

[moreorless87]

Honestly man, Im just like you the Idea of a MW jiri Seems ridciulous. the man Is absolutely yolked, vascular as fuck, Tall, but apparently only walks around 215.

I'm only baseing this off of what i was told. but with out being told by people who know better, I'd certainly not believe it.

215 to me seems more plausible as his weight before he does the final water cut in the days pre fight.