If the rest of his recovery goes well, Jiu0159í Procházka hopes to return to the Octagon as soon as the summer.
The former UFC light heavyweight champion was set for his first defense against Glover Teixeira when he suffered a serious shoulder injury that required surgery. Given a recovery period between six months to a year, Procházka decided to vacate the title to avoid holding up the division.
After their first attempt to crown a new champion failed—Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev fought to a majority draw at UFC 282 this past December—the world’s largest MMA promotion tried again with Texeira and Jamahal Hill, who were tapped for UFC 283 in January.