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Former NFL Star Throws Shade at Jamahal Hill Over UFC PI Confrontation with ‘Poatan’

Former NFL Star Throws Shade at Jamahal Hill Over UFC PI Confrontation with 'Poatan' After suffering a brutal first-round knockout against Alex Pereira at UFC 300, former 205-pound titleholder Jamahal Hill wanted to…

After suffering a brutal first-round knockout against Alex Pereira at UFC 300, former 205-pound titleholder Jamahal Hill wanted to run it back with ‘Poatan’ at the UFC Performance Institute.

Ahead of the UFC’s final pay-per-view event of 2024, video footage of Hill trying to start sh*t with Pereira at the PI quickly went viral. In the clip, which you can see below, Hill approached the reigning light heavyweight champion and started talking trash, prompting Pereira to throw a pair of gloves at him and challenge Hill to get inside the cage.

Of course, Hill declined to do so.

Looking back on the incident during a recent reunion with Daniel Cormier, former NFL safety Ryan Clark was quick to remind ‘Sweet Dreams’ what happened the last time he tried to throw hands with the Brazilian boogeyman.

“You know Jamahal Hill acting like he want to throw hands but he don’t really throw hands, cuz the last time he threw hands his hands wasn’t throwing like they were supposed to be, but Alex’s was,” Clark said.

Jamahal Hill faces Jiri Prochazka in his Return to the Octagon at UFC 311

While Jamahal Hill is a former light heavyweight titleholder, the Michigan native only holds one victory over a top-10 opponent. That being Johnny Walker who currently sits in the No. 10 spot in the division.

He’ll look to change that on January 18 when he returns to the Octagon for a clash with ex-champion Jiri Prochazka at UFC 311 in Los Angeles.

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It will be Hill’s first time competing since suffering the quick-fire KO against Pereira in April.

Robert Whittaker Move up the Light Heavyweight? Former UFC Contender Says He Loves the Idea

Is it time for Robert Whittaker to move to light heavyweight? Despite holding down a spot in the middleweight…

Is it time for Robert Whittaker to move to light heavyweight?

Despite holding down a spot in the middleweight top five, ‘The Reaper’ finds himself in a tough spot after failing to see his hand raised against the division’s reigning champion Dricus Du Plessis, and suffering a brutal first-round submission loss against undefeated Chechen monster Khamzat Chimaev.

As a result, Whittaker could be waiting a long time for another crack at 185-pound gold, leading some to speculate that he could high-tail it for light heavyweight where the contender’s pool is a lot thinner.

One man who loves the idea of Whittaker making the move is three-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen.

“I love the idea of Whittaker at 205 pounds,” Sonnen said on his YouTube channel. “I fully believe that he has the skills to become world champion. At 185, I think they’re going to play musical chairs there. I think that belt’s going to bounce around. I think we’re in the process of seeing that. Strick—Strickland was champion, and he dropped it. Du Plessis—Strick’s about to go get his belt back. It’s going to be kind of musical chairs.”

does Robert Whittaker have a path back to the middleweight title?

Already coming up short against Du Plessis, Chimaev, and Israel Adesanya on two separate occasions, there are very few paths back to the middleweight title for Robert Whittaker. The best-case scenario would see Sean Strickland take back the title from ‘DDP’ at UFC 312 on February 8, but even then, ‘The Reaper’ would still have to sit back and see if Strickland can fend off Chimaev who, by all accounts, will be the next man up.

There’s always a trilogy fight against Adesanya, but with ‘The Last Stylebender’ already going two-up on Whittaker, there’s not much of a demand for the threequel.

And then there’s Whittaker’s lack of showmanship which isn’t doing him any favors according to ‘The American Gangster.’

“What I don’t know at 185 is a reasonable path back to the [title] opportunity. That’s another thing that gets very tough when you’ve been around a long time and you’ve fought everybody. It’s hard. And Whittaker doesn’t embrace the entertainment era that he’s living through.

“He largely doesn’t, because I hear Whittaker talk—he’s great. He’s a handsome guy. He’s got this great story. He doesn’t know those things. He doesn’t know he’s a cool guy. He’s one of… he’s one of these. And I love the idea of him going to 205 pounds. I can’t match him up right away, I gotta tell you. I don’t—I don’t have that match-up right away. Like, Robert Whittaker versus Anthony Smith is very interesting to me.”

Whittaker is 17-6 under the UFC banner with all but two of his victories coming inside the distance.

Bryan Battle Used to Smoke Up With Khabib Nurmagomedov and the Bear “Back in the Day”

Back in the day, Bryan Battle loved to sick back, smoke a J, and watch Khabib Nurmagomedov wrestle bears….

Back in the day, Bryan Battle loved to sick back, smoke a J, and watch Khabib Nurmagomedov wrestle bears.

During a recent appearance on the JAXXON podcast with Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, ‘The Butcher’ revealed that one of his favorite activities used to consist of hanging out on his porch while watching a video clip of a young Nurmagomedov wrestling wild bears alongside his father and legendary coach, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.

“I used to just sit on my porch and, like, back in the day—I don’t do this anymore—but back in the day, I would smoke weed and just sit there and watch the video of him wrestling the bear as a baby,” Battle said. “Just sitting there, just like… I thought that sh*t was the funniest sh*t in the world, you know what I’m saying? He’s just sitting there as, like, a little kid with a f*cking bear, you know what I’m saying?”

Check out the video below:

Khabib Wrestled His Way to the top of MMA

Nurmagomedov is considered by many to be one of if not the greatest mixed martial artists of all time. During his 12-year career, ‘The Eagle’ captured the UFC lightweight world title and notched a trio of highlight-reel finishes against the likes of Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, and Justin Gaethje.

Introducing American MMA fans to the dominant style of Dagestani wrestling, Nurmagomedov went an incredible 29-0 with more than a third of his wins coming via submission.

Sadly, Nurmagomedov walked away from the sport in 2020 following his third defense of the 155-pound crown. Since then, he has coached his protege, Islam Makhachev, to the lightweight title and will be in the corner of his cousin Umar Nurmagomedov who challenges Merab Dvalishvili for the bantamweight championship at UFC 311 on January 18.

As for Bryan Battle, the Missouri native is riding a four-fight win streak with victories over Gabe Green, AJ Fletcher, Kevin Jousset, and Randy Brown. Battle’s win over Brown at UFC 310 moved him to 7-1 under the promotional banner and 12-2 overall.

Bryan Battle Used to Smoke Up With Khabib Nurmagomedov and the Bear “Back in the Day”

Back in the day, Bryan Battle loved to sick back, smoke a J, and watch Khabib Nurmagomedov wrestle bears….

Back in the day, Bryan Battle loved to sick back, smoke a J, and watch Khabib Nurmagomedov wrestle bears.

“I used to just sit on my porch and, like, back in the day—I don’t do this anymore—but back in the day, I would smoke weed and just sit there and watch the video of him wrestling the bear as a baby,” Battle said. “Just sitting there, just like… I thought that sh*t was the funniest sh*t in the world, you know what I’m saying? He’s just sitting there as, like, a little kid with a f*cking bear, you know what I’m saying?”

Check out the video below:

Khabib Wrestled His Way to the top of MMA

Introducing American MMA fans to the dominant style of Dagestani wrestling, Nurmagomedov went an incredible 29-0 with more than a third of his wins coming via submission.

Bryan Battle Used to Smoke Up With Khabib Nurmagomedov and the Bear “Back in the Day”

Back in the day, Bryan Battle loved to sick back, smoke a J, and watch Khabib Nurmagomedov wrestle bears….

Back in the day, Bryan Battle loved to sick back, smoke a J, and watch Khabib Nurmagomedov wrestle bears.

“I used to just sit on my porch and, like, back in the day—I don’t do this anymore—but back in the day, I would smoke weed and just sit there and watch the video of him wrestling the bear as a baby,” Battle said. “Just sitting there, just like… I thought that sh*t was the funniest sh*t in the world, you know what I’m saying? He’s just sitting there as, like, a little kid with a f*cking bear, you know what I’m saying?”

Check out the video below:

Khabib Wrestled His Way to the top of MMA

Introducing American MMA fans to the dominant style of Dagestani wrestling, Nurmagomedov went an incredible 29-0 with more than a third of his wins coming via submission.

Bryan Battle Used to Smoke Up With Khabib Nurmagomedov and the Bear “Back in the Day”

Back in the day, Bryan Battle loved to sick back, smoke a J, and watch Khabib Nurmagomedov wrestle bears….

Back in the day, Bryan Battle loved to sick back, smoke a J, and watch Khabib Nurmagomedov wrestle bears.

“I used to just sit on my porch and, like, back in the day—I don’t do this anymore—but back in the day, I would smoke weed and just sit there and watch the video of him wrestling the bear as a baby,” Battle said. “Just sitting there, just like… I thought that sh*t was the funniest sh*t in the world, you know what I’m saying? He’s just sitting there as, like, a little kid with a f*cking bear, you know what I’m saying?”

Check out the video below:

Khabib Wrestled His Way to the top of MMA

Introducing American MMA fans to the dominant style of Dagestani wrestling, Nurmagomedov went an incredible 29-0 with more than a third of his wins coming via submission.