Former UFC gentle heavyweight champions, Jiri Prochazka and Jamahal Hill, have been dancing round a matchup for fairly a while, however now the 2 fighters will lastly lock horns at UFC 311 on Jan. 18 dwell on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) in Inglewood, California.
The battle information was first leaked by UFC Macau’s post-fight broadcast crew earlier Saturday. UFC present host, Dan Hellie, casually talked about the matchup whereas discussing the promotion’s gentle heavyweight division. Test it out under:
Whether or not or not the pivotal 205-pound conflict was alleged to be introduced, the cat is formally out of the bag. Just a few hours after the conclusion of UFC Macau it was Prochazka’s flip to take to social media to substantiate the battle information. Test it out under:
“It’s a Battle. Its a pleasure to be alive and create the Greatest ourselfs. Lets get it !!! #ufc311”
It doesn’t actually matter how the announcement was made that is nice information for battle followers. Hill revealed that he had signed a contract for his subsequent battle again in October, however no one knew for positive who he would battle. “Candy Goals” has been angling to battle Prochazka for some time now and even referred to as him out following his knockout loss to Alex Pereira at UFC 300, however Prochazka wished no a part of it.
Sarcastically, Prochazka can be coming off a knockout defeat by the hands of “Poatan.” The 2 strikers met again at UFC 303 this previous June. It was a rematch from their first assembly again at UFC 295 simply over one 12 months in the past (which is a battle Pereira additionally gained). It’s unknown at the moment if a win for Prochazka or Hill at UFC 311 will equal one other UFC title shot, however they’re nonetheless two of the easiest within the gentle heavyweight division.
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