vacated the title. Personal life Procházka is well-known as a devoted follower of the Bushido principles, the samurai moral values and the Miyamoto Musashi's teachings and philosophy, especially the Musashi's The Book of Five Rings, which Procházka considered as a life-changing book for him. He is a supporter of FC Zbrojovka Brno and was involved in organized football hooliganism, including pre-arranged fights, until he started his professional combat sports career. Besides his native Czech, Procházka is conversational in English and has actively improved his proficiency in the language since joining the promotion. While competing in UFC and Rizin FF, Procházka attended Masaryk University for his bachelor’s degree, majoring in security forces physical fitness policy. He is also a graduate of the his local Protective Service Secondary Academy (Czech: SOŠ OOM), now the Brno's School of Law & Security (Czech: BPA). Procházka is known for his catchphrase, "BJP" (B'e-y'e-p'e; ). It is the Czech initialism for "Bomby jak piča(!)" (English: Bomb The Shit Out of 'Em[!] or Bomb-'em-up[!]), it is Procházka's battle cry and also the name of his merchandise brand. His nickname, Denisa, is a girl's name in the Czech language equivalent to the English Denise, and Deniska. It originated during a training camp, where Procházka had responded to his trainer's call for another fighter, who was a girl called Denisa. Since 2017, Procházka has lived in a cottage about 30 minutes outside of his hometown of Brno, near a reservoir. The cottage has electricity and other amenities, however it has no gas and he gets his water out of a well. Championships and achievements Mixed martial arts Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC Light Heavyweight Championship (One time; former) Fight of the Night (Two times) Performance of the Night (Two times) 2021 Half-Year Awards: Best Fight of the 1HY 2022 Fight of the Year First champion from Czech Republic Rizin Fighting Federation RIZIN Light Heavyweight Championship (Inaugural; former) One successful title defense 2015 RIZIN Heavyweight Grand Prix Runner Up Gladiator Fighting Championship GFC Light Heavyweight Championship (Inaugural) One successful title defense ESPN 2021 Midyear MMA Awards: Best Finish of the 1HY 2022 Fight of the Year Fight Club News Awards 2013 Czech Fight of the Year vs. Martin Šolc on December 7 MMAjunkie.com 2021 May Knockout of the Month 2022 June Fight of the Month 2022 Fight of the Year World MMA Awards 2022 Fight of the Year Sherdog 2022 Fight