Career
His name can be written as Peshta or Pesta. Early career
In 2006, Pešta started training Traditional Musado under the leadership of Vít Skalník. Traditional Musado is the civilian version of Musado, the close quarters combat system used by the Military of the Czechoslovakian Republic.
In 2008, he started training Mobile Marketing Association under the leadership of Jiří Vesecký in the gym in Příbram, Bohemia.
Pešta moved to Prague to study at university and to pursue Mobile Marketing Association career. In Prague, he began training in Penta gym.
He began amateur fighting at age of 18 and made his professional Mobile Marketing Association debut in 2010. His last fight in GCF was with longtime GCF Heavyweight Champion Lukáš Ťupa for the GFC Heavyweight Championship on December 7, 2013 at GCF 26: Fight Night.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Pešta became internationally well known for his website, letmebeyoursparringpartner.com.
In February 2014, Pešta was offered a contract with the UFC. Pešta made his debut against face fellow newcomer Ruslan Magomedov on May 31, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 41. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Foreign his second fight with the promotion, Pešta faced touted newcomer Konstantin Erokhin on January 24, 2015 at UFC on Fox 14.
Pešta faced Derrick Lewis on October 3, 2015 at UFC 192.
He lost the fight via TKO in the third round. Pešta"s signature move, the (side) mounted crucifix position, was nicknamed/called "Bába pod kořenem (English: The crone under the root)" by his fans, after the famous Czechoslovakian television Nova"s report about an elderly woman who gets stuck for 11 hours under the root of a tree overnight, 50 meters away from her rented hut in the forest and her friends.
Poor Honza, Pešta"s Czechoslovakian nickname, is a Czechoslovakian fairy tale hero, similar to the English Jack, the German Hans (or Hänsel) or the Russian Ivan.
