Now Fully Healthy, Jamahal Hill Vows to 'Show Dominance' in UFC 300 Headliner

[Failwani]

Inb4 he reaggravates his ACL and pulls out

 

[Safton]

I'm not sure he's actually healthy and that the UFC just didn't throw a ton of money at him to make him reconsider his recovery timeline. IIRC, a while back he was talking about early Summer/mid-2024 just to get back into camp. Now he's going to be fighting in Spring, with a presumably lengthy camp beforehand? This is a compelling match-up, but hopefully Jamahal is 100% coming into it.

I also question whether he's patched up his low kick defense. That's something he's struggled with for his entire career.

 

[Mmmmmmma1234]

Hill might be able to say former undisputed champion but his achievements are that of an interim champion. This one is for real time to see if he is.

Also what's the over under on him diving like he's heading to the bottom of the swimming pool to avoid a striking contest he was saying he'd engage in?

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

LETS GO POATAN!!!


Whip this skinny-fat boy's ass.

Inb4 he reaggravates his ACL and pulls out

Mandatory!!!

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

If Pereira just runs over Hill, people are just going to say Hill never recovered from his injury. It sort of removes the excitement I have for the fight. It's a good matchup on its own, but just not under the best lead up. Atleast the LHW title will finally be united again after its over.

Nah, I'll most likely just say Hill was never that good, injury or not

 

[Kyojiro Kagenuma]

When the Ultimate Fighting Championship came calling to offer him a spot atop the promotion’s 300th event, Jamahal Hill jumped at the opportunity.



Hill is set to return to action for the first time since January 2023 when he meets current light heavyweight king Alex Pereira in the UFC 300 main event on April 13 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The bout seemingly came together at the last minute, as it was announced by Dana White at the conclusion of UFC 298 on Saturday night.

“I’m at a loss for words,” Hill said in a backstage interview with the UFC. “For them to have that trust that I could come and show up and put on a main event that’s worthy of a card of this magnitude motivates me and fires me up. It fires my team up. We’re ready to go. The time off has also fired me up. I’m just ready to go. I’m ready to get back in there.


“You always want to be appreciated for your work and the things that you sacrifice,” he added. “That’s all that is them rewarding it and showing their appreciation for it. And showing their belief in me as a fighter, in the personality and who I can be for this company.”

Hill defeated Glover Texeira at UFC 283 in January 2023 to capture the vacant light heavyweight crown. His reign was short-lived, however, as a ruptured Achilles tendon suffered in a pickup basketball game forced him to relinquish the belt.

“I haven’t been able to do this for a year,” Hill said. “I’ve been having to sit on the sidelines watching other people live their dream. My dream has been put on hold. So the biggest thing is just taking it all in and appreciating the blessing.”

Hill says he is fully recovered from the injury. Now it’s just a matter of getting in fight shape and preparing to face Pereira in a little less than two months.

“I’ve been back training full speed for the last couple few weeks now. It’s been good,” Hill said. “You’ve got to build your conditioning, your cardio and things back up. For me, mine never falls off too far. It’s just a couple sessions of diving back into it, hard work, and we’re back rolling.”

Pereira has accomplished quite a bit in a short period of time since transitioning to MMA. The former Glory two-division champion was a UFC champion at middleweight before successfully moving to 205 pounds and claiming the strap vacated by Hill with a win over Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295 this past November.

“I think he’s a great champion,” Hill said. “He’s been a champion in two different divisions. He’s shown his pedigree and who he is as a combat athlete in both sports. I respect him as an athlete. I respect him as a man, as a father. I’m excited for the challenge. He’s ready to put on a show. He’s not scared. He comes to throw down and that’s exactly what I’m down for.”

While Hill respects Pereira, he is more than confident in his ability to emerge victorious when they square off in the Octagon.

Now Fully Healthy, Jamahal Hill Vows to 'Show Dominance' in UFC 300 Headliner

When the Ultimate Fighting Championship came calling to offer him a spot atop the promotion’s 300th event, Jamahal Hill jumped at the opportunity.

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I honestly am not interested in this ma I event

 

[Levi_]

Leg kick, leg kick, leg kick, leg kick, then:

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Before, I would say that Hill was actually the most dangerous fight for Poatan in the division because he's lanky with power (lol @ Magomed fanboys).
However, we have recently seen Poatan make a step towards possible mythical fighter status: Heartbroken Poatan.
Alex by devastating highlight reel KO.

 

[TCE]

Jamahal is over the Hill
I predict a brutal TKO finish by Pereira

Hill Vs. Rountree would be great.

Who will end up chopping down the Tree on the Hill first?

 

[Canarinha]

I think a majority of fans are underestimating Hill.
Alex has a terrible guard and head movement and Hill has real knockout power.

Jamahal by TKO rd 2

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

I think a majority of fans are underestimating Hill.
Alex has a terrible guard and head movement and Hill has real knockout power.

Jamahal by TKO rd 2

It's funny that the guy with terrible guard and head movement is a 4x champion across MMA and kickboxing and has only been knocked out once, on top of having better striking defense number than Hill. Jan and Jiri also have knockout power and couldn't land cleanly. Jamahal has sparked notoriously chinny Walker (who I love) and Jimmy Crute. Alex undoubtedly has the power advantage.
They have an equal height and an equal reach.
The one thing Jamahal has that will give him an advantage over Alex's previous opponents is that he is fighting out of the southpaw stance, which if used correctly can neutralize the leg kicking game of Alex, as was seen in the Bruno Silva fight (Bruno is underrated).
I'm still taking Alex by KO, but I think that Hill will give him his best fight at LHW currently.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

 

[2004 account]

Hill aint experienced enough in the standup, he aint ready for that smoke.


POATAN by destruction before round 3

 

[notmyrealname]

60/40 AP before the injury, 70/30 AP now.

Anything can happen, but AP’a kicks will lead to the hook and that’s a wrap, most likely.

 

[Hank Grill]

This boy ain't right I tell ya whut

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

Agreed! Hill's boxing is underrated and Alex is hittable. The achilles injury plus the calf kicks gives me some concern, but still picking Hill.

Yes, that injury is my only concern

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

So many different views