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Procházka
Procházka (; feminine: Procházková) is a Czech surname. It is among the top ten common Czech surnames. The oldest document showing the existence of the surname is from 1618. Literal translation of the name is 'stroll', 'walk'; the name approximates to the English surname Walker (surname), Walker. The name could have originated in several ways – it denoted a wanderer, someone who walks through the village, someone who likes to walk, or figuratively someone lazy. The name was Anglicized, Germanized and Hungarized as Prochaska, Prohaska and Prohászka. Notable people with the surname include: Sports *Alena Procházková (born 1984), Slovak cross country skier *Antonín Procházka (volleyball) (born 1942), Czech volleyball player *Barbora Procházková (born 1991) Czech sprinter *Dana Procházková (born 1951), Czech orienteer *Daniel Procházka (born 1995), Czech footballer *František Procházka (1962–2012), Czech ice hockey player *Jan Procházka (orienteer) (born 1984), Cze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Procházka
Jiří Procházka (; ; born October 14, 1992) is a Czech professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and the first Czech fighter to win a UFC championship. He was the inaugural Rizin Fighting Federation Light Heavyweight Champion and the inaugural Gladiator Fighting Championship Light Heavyweight Champion. As of October 29, 2024, he is #2 in the UFC light heavyweight rankings. Early life Procházka was born on October 14, 1992, in a hospital in Znojmo in Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic), but he comes from the nearby village of Hostěradice. Procházka's father died when he was six years old. In his youth, Procházka played amateur football for TJ Družstevník Hostěradice. He was also an active freestyle BMX rider and a floorball player. As a teen, Procházka partook in street fights almost weekly, getting into more than 100 of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
