Jamahal Hill reacts to knockout loss to Alex Pereira in the primary occasion of UFC 300 final evening.
The UFC 300 card has glorious kind from the beginning, all the best way as much as the very finish when Pereira and Hill battled it out for the UFC light-heavyweight title. A combat between two energy punches, the competition by no means appeared destined to go the gap.
After a slightly uneventful first three minutes during which the pair exchanged some pictures, it appeared a grazing low blow that awakened ‘Poatan’. After referee Herb Dean started to interrupt up the motion, Pereira ushered him away to maintain the motion going. Then simply seconds later, Pereira launched a left hook that despatched Hill crashing to his again – some heavy ground-and-pound would shortly see the combat be known as off.
Jamahal Hill addresses UFC 300 loss to Alex Pereira
Following the competition Hill would share a constructive message to followers by way of his social media and appeared in good spirits contemplating the circumstances.
“Oh nicely, that’s the sport we play,” Jamahal Hill mentioned. “I acquired caught. For anybody that cares, I’m good. I’m nicely. We’re nonetheless doing our factor tonight, you recognize the place we’re at — we’re over at Hakkasan. Yeah, man. We’re simply constructed to return proper again.”
Pereira will look to proceed to be an energetic champion, even calling to defend his 205lb title at UFC 301 on Could 4. Whereas that is unlikely, Pereira has proved to be at his greatest when combating persistently.
His win over Hill marked the primary defence of his second UFC title simply two-and-a-half years from his UFC debut. The Brazilian is now one of many promotion’s greatest stars and is in line for one more monumental combat.
As for Hill, nonetheless simply 32 years outdated — he’ll probably be again and with the ever-changing light-heavyweight division is not going to be removed from title competition ought to he put in some good performances.
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