February 19, 2024 9: 40 am ET
Jamahal Hill just understood about headlining UFC 300 a day before it was made public.
Dana White announced Saturday that Hill (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) will difficulty light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira (9-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) April 13 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The UFC hasactually been rushing tough to discover a primary occasion for UFC 300, and according to Hill, he got a last-minute deal that he accepted.
“Everybody desires to be on UFC 300, however reasonably it didn’t truly come on my radar and didn’t actually occur till like theotherday,” Hill informed Sportsnet. “I’m not even going to lie – like, theotherday, when he called me, and he let me understand the scenario.
“Basically the scenario was they required a primary occasion. They had some things lined up however they would haveactually chosen it be me and Alex. It was the veryfirst alternative, it’s what they truly wante