One particular light heavyweight fighter might go by ‘Sweet Dreams’ but Alex Pereira should be on the lookout for the puck under his bed before going to sleep. Former light heavyweight champ Jamhal Hill is still haunting on for his rematch. Pereira rematches former champ Jiri Prochazka at this weekend’s UFC 303 PPV. Hill wants in regardless of the result of the matchup.
The Brazilian starched Jamahal Hill fair and square with a first-round knockout in the UFC 300 headliner. He waved off a groin shot and knocked him at 3:14 of Round 1 to retain the gold. However, the fighter found the sequence of the finish “not clean enough.” Stalking him for a rematch, Hill pitched in at the eleventh hour of UFC 303.
Alex has got his own task ahead of him, ..Best of luck to you in your fight…I don’t give a fu*k if they offer me a title shot — it’s me and you. You win? I’m going to go starch the next guy, and I’ll see you soon. You lose? I see you real soon.
Jamahal Hill via Official YT Channel (@ChampChatPodcast)
This subsequently falls in line with him wishing to beat him, title or not. Hill did not primarily debate the violent knockout and stoppage. However, he was dumbfounded in his perceptions about how it’d go. Alex Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) has had a meteoric rise to brand value fame in his absence. It turns out that the hype around him wasn’t a fluke.
Hence, it’s a matter of pride and winning ways. ‘Poatan’ picked up a second-round TKO to win Hill’s then-vacant title last November. Hill had the opportunity to close distance at UFC 303. However, he suffered a knee injury due to a sprained ACL, a Baker’s Cyst, and two meniscus tears. Out of the June 29 fight card, he makes a case for their next battle.
Jamahal Hill clears the air around the ‘weird confusing moment’ for UFC 300 loss
From an officiating standpoint, Jamahal Hill’s knockout loss in April’s historic PPV event was clear as day. However, ‘Sweet Dreams’ thinks it wasn’t so black and white. He had proceeded to execute a low blow on the groin mistakenly. Alex ‘Poatan’ Pereira waved off referee Herb Dean when the latter wanted to step in.
Jamahal Hill, Alex ‘Poatan’ Pereira (Source: IMAGO/UFC.go.com)As it usually goes — the rest is history. The sudden disruption in pace broke guard, and the Brazilian was able to step in close range to Hill’s stance. The 33-year-old southpaw couldn’t land the shot he threw. On the other hand, the Brazilian kickboxer executed a heavy-handed shovel hook from his left that downed Hill. A few more ground-and-pound and it was all over.
Hill aired his thoughts on the matter, taking to his socials (@sweet_dreams_jhill).
After the knockout shovel, Alex Pereira enacted the viral gimmick of Khaby Lame. In the following few days, it had become a viral meme of sorts. Pereira’s old rival, Israel Adesanya, had done a collab with him three months back. Additionally, Hill mentioned employing his help for pointers before the match due to the shared history. Hence, it might have been a clear tease to both.
The Team Black Lion Jiu-Jitsu took offense to the online pokes from Brazilian fans. He doused being respectful to Brazilian peers Glover Teixeira and Johnny Walker after defeating them in a semi-one-sided contest. Hence, he even backtracked on avenging his loss when they met the next day. Alongside, he promised to leave Pereira as cold as Izzy did in his knockout blow.
