As soon as extra stoking the flames on his notorious rivalry with Jamahal Hill, Alex Pereira has laid out a path for the previous champion to land himself a rematch for the sunshine heavyweight title subsequent yr — starting in his UFC 311 title-eliminator in opposition to Jiri Prochazka in January.
Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight champion and the present gentle heavyweight kingpin, has been sidelined since final month, most not too long ago defending the 205lbs title with a brutal fourth spherical win over surging challenger, Khalil Rountree, ending the Syndicate MMA staple with a bloody barrage on the Octagon fence.
The victory got here because the Sao Paulo striker’s third of the annum, following a previous knockout win over Prochazka in a June high-kick effort, which got here off the again of an April descimation of former champion, Hill within the headliner of UFC 300.
Alex Pereira set to award Jamahal Hill title rematch with win at UFC 311
And linked closely in latest weeks with a title protection in opposition to Russian rival, Magtomed Ankalaev, Pereira has now supplied the above-mentioned, Hill a route again to the title — claiming he’ll award him a rematch if he passes the “check” that’s Prochazka in Los Angeles within the new yr.
“Relax, my son,” Alex Pereira posted in response to Jamahal Hill on social media in a single day. “Cross this check and Dad will provide you with a second probability.”
Himself weighing up his possibilities of incomes a title battle rematch together with his bitter rival, Pereira, Contender Sequence product, Hill claimed he would make an instance of Czech Republic favourite, Prochazka at UFC 311 together with his personal devastating knockout win.
“We had the identical opponent final battle,” Jamahal Hill stated of Jiri Prochazka on his official YouTube channel. “In your final efficiency, you bought dominated. Dominated and knocked out. Fully shut down, utterly uncovered after which obtained completed, dangerous, bro. You bought did dangerous.”
“I obtained caught, you bought dominated, there’s an enormous distinction, you’re feeling what I’m saying?” Jamahal Hill defined. “My man’s (Alex Pereira) actually had your ponytail leaning to the left. I hope you put on that very same ponytail in LA so I can lean that motherf*cker to the left, proper again for you. That is insane.”
