UFC 130 Results See Matt Hamill Dominated In The Biggest Fight Of His Professional Career
Matt Hamill did everything that he could to get a fight against Quinton Jackson. He practically got down on his knees and begged Dana White and Joe Silva to make this fight. They granted his wish last night at UFC 130 and it did not go the way that he was hoping. He is now left to wonder what will become of his career after last night’s decisive loss.
Hamill entered the fight having won his last five fights and seemed poised to become a real contender in the light heavyweight division if he could get by Jackson.
Sadly, things did not break his way at all. He looked very bland going for a number of weak takedowns that Jackson easily stuffed. His standup, which had been improving, really let him down last night. He got in a couple of decent shots to Jackson’s head, but nothing that came close to knocking him out.
This was the moment that Hamill wanted. He wanted a big name fighter to make his reputation and he blew it. He didn’t look good, and now he has to start all over again.
Hope is not lost for this young man, who does have the talent to be more than a mid-card fighter, but he will have to go back to basics for his next fight to figure out why he couldn’t keep up with Jackson. He will have to vary his style up a bit because his takedowns were awful. There was almost no life to anything that he was doing.
His first shot in the spotlight did not go as planned, but he will have plenty more opportunities to shine against the best light heavyweights in the world. As long as he tries to get more substance behind the style that he already has in tow.