UFC light heavyweight contender Jamahal Hill didn’t take long to make his feelings known about fighting for the title at UFC 283. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowiciz and Magomed Ankalaev fought to a split draw in the UFC 282 hea…
UFC light heavyweight contender Jamahal Hill didn’t take long to make his feelings known about fighting for the title at UFC 283. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowiciz and Magomed Ankalaev fought to a split draw in the UFC 282 headliner. The controversial scorecards came despite many believing Ankalaev deserved the win and the…
Dana White has announced that they would be taking the vacant title matchup in a different direction following last night’s lackluster main event. The light-heavyweight division has undergone some serious movement, within the space of a month, as five different fighters have all been announced as challengers. Following former champion Jiri Prochazka vacating the title […]
Dana White has announced that they would be taking the vacant title matchup in a different direction following last night’s lackluster main event.
The light-heavyweight division has undergone some serious movement, within the space of a month, as five different fighters have all been announced as challengers.
Following former champion Jiri Prochazka vacating the title and being forced out due to injury from his fight with Glover Texeira, the co-main event between Magomed Anakalev and Jan Blachowicz would now be for the vacant title.
So what would it be? A second reign for Blachowicz or a new era with Ankalaev at the helm? Well neither, after five rounds the bout was declared a draw. Although Blachowicz implied post-fight that he felt Ankalaev deserved the victory and with a lot of media and fans sharing the same sentiment, it still doesn’t change that the 205lb title is still up for grabs.
Dana White announcement
During the post-fight press conference, White did not hold back on the main event. In classic White fashion, he declared the fight as terrible while being visibly frustrated.
“What are you going to do?” White said. “I think the main event was terrible. What are you going to do?”
White would then announce the promotion would be matching former champion Texeira would take on the surging Jamahal Hill for the vacant title.
“You do Glover Vs. Jamahal Hill in Brazil, for the vacant title”, a frustrated White announced at the press conference. Replying ‘done’ to whether that fight had officially been made yet.
The bout will take place in the main event of UFC 283 Teixeira’s home country of Brazil.
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Former light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith is set to return to action against surging prospect Jamahal Hill. It has been a tough run for Smith as of late, having had his three-fight winning streak snapped by a TKO loss to Magomed Ankalaev in July after succumbing to an ankle injury. Juxtaposed to this is…
Despite his rise up the ladder, UFC light heavyweight Jamahal Hill says there’s one part of his skillset that still doesn’t get the respect that it deserves. Since arriving on the scene with a TKO win over Alexander Poppeck on Dana White…
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Jamahal Hill always knew he would be able to bring a different level of boxing to the UFC. Chicago-born Hill has been competing in the UFC since 2019 after scoring a knockout in his appearance on Dana White’s Contender Series. Since joining the promotion, he has been setting the light heavyweight division ablaze, scoring knockouts…
UFC light heavyweight contender Jamahal Hill has revealed he is still holding out hope that Jon Jones will return to the UFC’s light heavyweight division. Hill is riding an extremely impressive winnings streak, having KO’d Jimmy Crute, Johnny Walker, and Thiago Silva. ‘Sweet Dreams’ appears destined to fight for a UFC title in the future. […]
UFC light heavyweight contender Jamahal Hill has revealed he is still holding out hope that Jon Jones will return to the UFC’s light heavyweight division.
Hill is riding an extremely impressive winnings streak, having KO’d Jimmy Crute, Johnny Walker, and Thiago Silva. ‘Sweet Dreams’ appears destined to fight for a UFC title in the future. However, Hill also has his eye on the consensus greatest light heavyweight of all time, Jon Jones.
‘Bones’ vacated his 205lb title in 2020 in favor of a move to the heavyweight division. As 2023 looms ever closer, Jones is yet to make his divisional debut, although there are a number of rumors circulating a potential bout with Stipe Miocic.
In a recent interview with LowKickMMA, Jamahal Hill doubled down on his desire to fight the former champion, stating:
“I wanna clear these fools up and then hopefully Jon Jones comes back and establishes himself. Then I’m on his a** too. I haven’t forgot about him. That’s who I came here for. I said that, from the time I got here, I was here for that man. I’m still on his a**.”
Jamahal Hill on Jiri Prochazka vs. Glover Teixeira 2
Whilst Jamahal Hill may well fight for a title one day, the current champion of the 205lb division is currently set to rematch the man he claimed the belt from. Jiri Prochazka rematches former title holder Glover Teixeira in what looks like the main event of UFC 282.
Hill had the following to say on the matchup:
“I think the first fight was good. It was a solid fight, it was fun, it was entertainment. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, as I’m sure everybody was. It was a back-and-forth battle. Blood, heart, grit. Everything was in that. I think Glover s**t the bed on a lot of opportunities to finish the fight. Like, a few of them. Especially there at the end. When he hit him and kind of had his legs shaking, kinda had him up against the fence, and then shot for a takedown. Which was strange.”
“But Jiri – I think Jiri’s a flow fighter. He’s a flow fighter and I think he’s capable of making adjustments. Dudes been one of the top for a while.”