Alex Pereira didn’t impress Jamahal Hill at UFC 307.
This previous weekend, Pereira picked up his third win of 2024, efficiently defending his mild heavyweight title with a fourth-round TKO of Khalil Rountree Jr. After the battle, Hill — who was in attendance — was caught on camera with a mocking yawn, which prompted Pereira to clown Hill in his post-fight press conference. However Hill stands by it.
“It’s loopy how y’all see a clip with no context, no nothing, and y’all simply be prepared to speak shit and simply assault and are available disrespectful as ever,” Hill stated on his YouTube channel. “It’s hilarious… I by no means stated the battle was boring…
“It was an entertaining battle. You noticed some adversity, you noticed changes and recreation plan. That’s one factor I’ll give Alex credit score for, he adjusted his recreation plan a number of occasions in that battle till he finally discovered his method to the end and to the victory. So I’ll give him credit score for that.
“Now, to the yawn on the finish. Was it entertaining? Sure. Was I impressed? No. I’m not impressed… Did I see something within the cage that scares me or that I didn’t anticipate to see? No.”
Pereira knocked Hill out within the first spherical at UFC 300 again in April, and since then the previous mild heavyweight champion has continuously tried to pick a fight with “Poatan.” And Hill nonetheless appears dedicated to that plan.
“To be sincere with you, I’m glad Alex received,” Hill stated. “I’m completely happy Alex received, as a result of I would like him to be as large of an enormous in your minds as doable the following time I face him.
“At this level, I don’t care, he can go Magomed [Ankalaev] subsequent, if he fights him, and he can lose. That’s the battle that I would like. I don’t need the belt. I would like that battle.”
Since UFC 300, Pereira has added two extra knockout wins to his resume, with profitable title defenses towards Jiri Prochazka and now this current victory over Rountree. In distinction, Hill has but to step again into the cage since his loss, however “Candy Goals” guarantees that’s coming quickly sufficient.
“So far as what’s subsequent, a contract is already on the way in which, identify is already hit the desk,” Hill stated. “Contact-Em-Up College might be in session, class might be in session quickly.”
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