Jul 29, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Jan Blachowicz (red gloves) battles Alex Pereira (blue gloves) throughout UFC 291 at Delta . Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports
November 24, 2023 3: 00 pm ET
UFC light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira anticipates Jamahal Hill to resort to grappling like most of his past challengers.
At UFC 295, Pereira (9-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) knocked out Jiri Prochazka to claim the uninhabited light heavyweight title that Hill givenup after he burst his Achilles tendon. Hill (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) is anticipated to difficulty Pereira for the title in his return, and “Poatan” recommends he may be his most beneficial match at 205 pounds.
“I think I showed myself in the light heavyweight department with the battle versus Jiri, winning the title, and clearly as well with the battle versus Jan Błachowicz,” Pereira stated on his YouTube channel through an interpreter.
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