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UFC 300: Jamahal Hill Gives Instant Reaction to Insane Alex Pereira Fight Reveal

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill tweeted his excitement toward headlining UFC 300.

Zain Bando

UFC 300: Jamahal Hill Gives Instant Reaction to Insane Alex Pereira Fight Reveal
UFC 300: Jamahal Hill Gives Instant Reaction to Insane Alex Pereira Fight Reveal /

Minutes after UFC 298 concluded on pay-per-view, Jamahal Hill and Alex Pereira, like the rest of the MMA community, found out the UFC 300 main event would be against each other.

Absent since last July with an Achilles injury, Hill, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, earns a chance to regain the belt he never lost by doing so on the sport's biggest stage.

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Hill and Pereira will face off in eight weeks, which gives the division necessary movement amid Pereira's victory against former light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka in November.

Hill quickly reacted on 'X' surrounding his fight, remaining laser-focused on his task.

"Nothing but a shot at gold next," Hill wrote.

Hill has burst onto the scene in a big way since his UFC debut in 2020, including four-straight victories to capture gold and winning six out of his first seven Octagon appearances.

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Hill became the first fighter in Dana White Contender Series history to win a championship, proving the show's talent pool can make it to the pinnacle of MMA.

The bout against Pereira is Hill's first Las Vegas-based pay-per-view headliner, having only previously fought at the UFC APEX facility in Sin City.

Should Hill win, he would become the first two-time UFC light heavyweight champion since Jon Jones several years ago, which included brief stints with Daniel Cormier as lineal champion.

Nonetheless, UFC 300 has its main event, and tickets go on sale Wednesday to the general public in anticipation of the blockbuster fight card.

With Pereira vs. Hill finalized, the bout order looks like this.

  • Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill; LHW Title Fight
  • Max Holloway vs. Justin Gaethje; LW BMF Title
  • Zhang Weili vs. Yan Xiaonan; SW Title Fight
  • Jiri Prochazka vs. Aleksandar Rakic; LHW
  • Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan; LW
  • Calvin Kattar vs. Aljamain Sterling; FW
  • Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cody Garbrandt; BW
  • Bobby Green vs. Jim Miller; LW
  • Holly Holm vs. Kayla Harrison; BW
  • Bo Nickal vs. Cody Brundage; MW
  • Jessica Andrade vs. Marina Rodriguez; SW
  • Sodiq Yusuff vs. Diego Lopes; FW

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Zain Bando
ZAIN BANDO

Zain Bando is a writer for MMA Knockout, part of the Sports Illustrated/Minute Media umbrella. He has covered combat sports since 2019 for notable outlets BJPenn.com and FanSided MMA. He also co-hosts a podcast called "The MMA Outsiders," part of the Empty The Bench Podcast Network, which airs Tuesday nights at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT. A Chicago suburban native, Bando has been enthralled with MMA since 2006 and has been fortunate to attend some of the most high-profile events in the sport's history, both as a fan and media member, including UFC 264, Bellator 297 and Kayla Harrison's PFL MMA debut. He is excited to take the next step in his combat sports writing journey and looks forward to continuing his following of the fight game for years to come. Bando can be reached via email at zainbando99@gmail.com or by social media @zainbando99

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