Returning this weekend at UFC 311, former champion, Jamahal Hill has moved as a slight betting favourite to land a victory over fellow ex-titleholder, Jiri Prochazka of their predominant card conflict — because the duo meet in a bid to earn themselves one other shot at Brazilian foe, Alex Pereira.
Hill, who retains the quantity three rank on the gentle heavyweight restrict, has been sidelined since UFC 300 final April, headlining the monumental occasion in Las Vegas.
And dropping a shocking first spherical loss in a devastating knockout loss to Sao Paulo ending ace, Pereira, Illinois native, Hill has been gunning for a re-run with the previous two-weight champion within the quick future.
Jamahal Hill closing as betting favourite to beat Jiri Prochazka at UFC 311
That includes on the primary card this weekend at UFC 311, Hill is at the moment boasting -122 betting favourite odds to beat the +102 betting underdog, Prochazka — with a bunch of sportsbooks providing followers and punters the perfect odds and prop bets forward of the flagship card return.
Himself but to function since sharing the Octagon with Pereira final summer time in the primary occasion of UFC 303 throughout Worldwide Struggle Week on short-notice, Prochazka confronted the Brazilian for the second time in lower than a yr — dropping a shocking second spherical high-kick knockout defeat.
Briefly returning to profitable methods in between his loss to the Sao Paulo native, Prochazka additionally featured at UFC 300, felling fellow European challenger, Aleksandar Rakic in a rallying second spherical knockout win.
Previewing his pairing with Prochazka this weekend at UFC 311, Contender Collection product, Jamahal Hill claimed he would knock the long-lasting ponytail haircut from the pinnacle of the Czech Republic fan-favorite.
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“We had the same opponent last fight,” Jamahal Hill mentioned of Jiri Prochazka on his official YouTube channel. “In your last performance, you got dominated. Dominated and knocked out. Completely shut down, completely exposed and then got done, bad, bro. You got did bad.”
“I got caught, you got dominated, there’s a huge difference, you feel what I’m saying?” Jamahal Hill defined. “My man’s (Alex Pereira) literally had your ponytail leaning to the left. I hope you wear that same ponytail in LA so I can lean that motherf*cker to the left, right back for you. This is insane.”
Himself sustaining if he’s afforded a 3rd profession title struggle with Pereira — he might overturn his dropping document and defeat the Brazilian, Prochazka hopes a victory in opposition to Jamahal Hill this weekend can persuade the previous to afford him a trilogy bout.
“I said that many times, and I mean that very seriously,” Prochazka advised. “All the things that I say, I imply very significantly. I consider that I’ve made enhancements to my fashion, to my life, in all the pieces so I can face Alex Pereira a 3rd time. I actually consider that.
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“I believe that I can be the champion, and I’m going for that – to be the champion again. No more words.”
“I just want to be myself – that’s all,” Prochazka mentioned. “That’s what I need to present the world: One of the best model of myself, the perfect model of my variety, of how I see the martial arts, of my form of fashion of combating. That is what I need to share.
“This is what I want to show to the world – that I’m the best. I’ve made the improvements that I can be at the top, champion again. This is it.”
