5 of the most eccentric fighters in the UFC

Images via Instagram @johnnywalker @jirkaprochazka
Images via Instagram @johnnywalker @jirkaprochazka

#4 Jiri 'Denisa' Prochazka - UFC light heavyweight

Jiri Prochazka is a Czech light heavyweight contender in the UFC. He follows the credence of The Book of Five Rings, an ancient Japanese codex written by the legendary Samurai Miyamoto Musashi.

He lives the life of a traditional martial artist, a starkly different one to that of the modern MMA fighter. Prochazka is the closest thing we have to a modern-day samurai in the UFC. He has even gone so far as to have his hair styled in the traditional way of the samurai.

Following his victory over Dominick Reyes, Prochazka stated the following:

"I'm going to shut myself in the dark for a few days now, because only in peace and quiet can pure motivation be found directly from the source."

#3 Michel 'Demolidor' Pereira - UFC Welterweight

Brazil's Michel Pereira is truly unlike any other fighter in the UFC. His capoeira background means that he is more akin to a whirling dervish than an MMA fighter when he steps into the octagon.

However, Pereira's antics are not limited to inside the octagon. During his walkouts, 'Demolidor' can be seen putting on choreographed dance numbers with his team. He even has a tendency to throw out some street dance moves while Bruce Buffer announces his name.

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