Rizin FF light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka showed that he can carry his punch power up to heavyweight with a heavy-handed stoppage of Brazilian puncher Fabio Maldonado in the main event of Rizin FF 19. The big Czech showcased his knockout power on a night packed with first-round finishes as he dismantled the experienced Maldonado (25-14 MMA, 0-1 Rizin) inside the opening frame of their 220-pound catchweight contest in Osaka, Japan. Prochazka (25-3-1 MMA, 10-1 Rizin) spent the opening minute of the contest range-finding with his jab and assessing Maldonado’s willingness to step into the pocket