Off the back of his stunning first round KO loss to dominant champion, Alex Pereira at UFC 300 over the course of the weekend, Jamahal Hill hopes to position himself in a title-eliminator fight against former champion, Jiri Prochazka in his return – claiming he simply “dared to be great” in his return from injury.
Hill is a former light heavyweight world champion, the first woman to win the title. Dana White’s Contender Series The winner of Octagon Gold, returned to the top of UFC 300 this weekend and suffered a devastating defeat to Pereira.
Sidelined since defeating the Brazilian’s close friend and training partner, Glover Teixeira back in January of last year, Illinois native, Hill was finished with a brutal left hook from Pereira at UFC 300 inside the opening round, with a slew of follow-up fights forcing a stoppage.
Hill released a statement after the lopsided defeat and claimed that, if anyone cared at all, he would be fine.
As for Prochazka, the former light heavyweight titleholder also featured at UFC 300, landing a stunning come-from-behind knockout win over fellow European force, Aleksandar Rakic on the preliminary card – rallying to keep…