Jiří Procházka is a Czech mixed martial artist and the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He first achieved national prominence in 2011 when he won the gold medal at the Czech National Championships for Muay Thai. Jiří Procházka also won the inaugural Czech GCF Light Heavyweight Championship title as well as the inaugural Rizin FF Light Heavyweight Championship title.
Lucie Pudilová is a Czech mixed martial artist currently competing in the Bantamweight division of the UFC. A former Gladiator Championship Fighting Bantamweight Champion, Pudilová achieved her dream of fighting in the UFC in 2017. Lucie Pudilová has also won two Fight of the Night awards in the UFC.
Czech mixed-martial artist Viktor Pešta, known for his signature move, the (side) mounted crucifix position, competes in the Light heavyweight division of the PFL. His accomplishments include the 2013 Gladiator Championship Fighting Heavyweight Champion, the 2019 WASO World Heavyweight Champion and the 2021 OKTAGON MMA Light Heavyweight Champion. He is the second UFC fighter from the Czech Republic to have competed in its Heavyweight division.
Known as The Terminator, Czech MMA fighter, wrestler, and bodybuilder Karlos Vemola was already a 6-time Czech national champion by age 16. He later won and successfully defended the Cage Fighters Championship Heavyweight title 5 times. He is also part of the Sokol gymnastics movement.