{"id":11151,"date":"2021-06-07T17:50:10","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T17:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/mma-junkies-fight-of-the-month-for-may-a-back-and-forth-title-fight\/"},"modified":"2021-06-07T17:50:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T17:50:10","slug":"mma-junkies-fight-of-the-month-for-may-a-back-and-forth-title-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/lifestyle\/mma-junkies-fight-of-the-month-for-may-a-back-and-forth-title-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"MMA Junkie&#8217;s &#8216;Fight of the Month&#8217; for May: A back-and-forth title fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jiri Prochazka\u2019s (28-3-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) quick rise up the UFC light heavyweight pecking order continued with his all-time knockout of Dominick Reyes (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in their main event clash. 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