Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has shared his prediction for the UFC 300 most important occasion that sees Alex Pereira defending his mild heavyweight title towards Jamahal Hill.
Adesanya may be very aware of Pereira, having fought him twice in kickboxing and twice in MMA. ‘The Final Stylebender’ is the final individual to beat Pereira, as he knocked him out to win again the middleweight title, which compelled the Brazilian as much as the sunshine heavyweight division.
Pereira is now 2-0 at mild heavyweight and is coming off a knockout win over Jiri Prochazka to win the sunshine heavyweight title. He’ll look to defend the belt for the primary time at UFC 300 towards Jamahal Hill, however Adesanya seems like Hill will KO the Brazilian.
“Jamahal I don’t assume is scared,” Adesanya stated on his YouTube channel (H/T BJPENN). “Scary knockout energy, as effectively. Alex can get knocked out…avoiding the leg kicks is the tough bit, and I do know Jamahal has some treatments for that… 5 rounds, going to be a sluggish begin…Jamahal’s going to attempt to get his fist to Alex’s head, similar to he did with Johnny Walker. I’m gonna go Jamahal by knockout, first two and a half [rounds].”
Hill is at the moment the betting underdog, however Adesanya likes the American to reclaim his mild heavyweight title on Saturday at UFC 300.
Jamahal Hill requested Israel Adesanya for recommendation
Heading into Jamahal Hill’s UFC 300 struggle towards Alex Pereira, he revealed he went to Israel Adesanya for recommendation.
Adesanya may be very aware of Pereira and Hill went on FaceTime with him to get some recommendation.
“[Israel Adesanya was] simply giving me some recommendation and insights on what he’s seen and his expertise of being in there preventing Alex,” Hill revealed through the UFC Vegas 90 post-fight present (h/t MMAFighting). “Simply principally basically these issues and how one can method and issues like that.”
Hill hasn’t fought sine January of 2022 when he beat Glover Teixeira by determination to win the vacant title. Nevertheless, he tore his Achilles and needed to vacate his belt as a result of damage.
