Jamahal Hill Called Out for ‘Not Being Ready’ for Alex Pereira Fight as Former UFC Champ Issues a Bold Statement on Brazilian Champ

Alex Pereira made history at UFC 295 when he knocked out Jiri Prochazka to become the new light heavyweight champion. Now, ‘Poatan’ will have to defend his title against Jamahal Hill, who suffered an Achilles injury that forced him to vacate the title light heavyweight strap.

Hill was originally slated to fight Jiri Prochazka, but his injury caused the UFC to replace him with Alex Pereira. Now that they will be fighting each other soon. In lieu of that, ‘Sweet Dreams’ made a bold statement about Pereira, which has led fans to claim that he might not be ready to fight the Brazilian ace. Let’s take a look at what he had to say.

Jamahal Hill claims Alex Pereira is not ready for him

The former champion was present at Madison Square Garden to witness the main event fight between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka. When the MMA outlet ‘InsideFighting’ caught up with ‘Sweet Dreams’ backstage, they asked him if he was ready to fight Pereira next. Hill seemed confident about himself but made a statement about ‘Poatan’.

“Is he ready to fight me? I don’t think so,” said Jamahal Hill. He even gave a prediction for the fight against Alex Pereira, claiming that he’d knock the Brazilian out.

Hill also went on to state that everybody who steps up to him goes to sleep inside the Octagon. He added, “Knockout [if he fights Pereira]… Everybody goes to sleep against me.” However, the former champion’s opinion of Pereira seemed to be an unpopular one among the fans. Let’s see what they had to say about this.

Fans react to Hill’s comments about ‘Poatan’

The fans were skeptical of what Jamahal Hill had to say about Alex Pereira. They truly believe that he is not ready for the Brazilian ace and even questioned his reverse psychological tactics.

“Hill ain’t ready for those leg kicks and left hook”

“He’s literally the one not ready”

“Jamahal is on some reverse psychology sh*t, this is exactly what Alex said about him”

Nevertheless, the fans recognize the level of talent both Jamahal Hill and Alex Pereira possess. They are confident about the fact that a fight between them is going to be a good one.

“Seeing what Alex did to Jiri, I think Alex gets it done but Jamal is a beast too, should be a good fight”

“Gonna be a crazy fight”

Meanwhile, some fans took shots at ‘Sweet Dreams’ and did not seem to like his trash talk. Some even took a jibe at his title run.

“What a classical weak trash talk statement…”

“Hill is a b*m he got the title through injuries”

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Jamahal Hill may need some time before he makes his UFC return. Meanwhile, Alex Pereira claimed after he won the title that he wanted to fight sooner rather than later. ‘Poatan’ even called out Israel Adesanya to fight for the light heavyweight title. However, that does not seem likely. We will have to wait and see how things unfold in the days to come.

What do you make of Jamahal Hill’s opinion of Alex Pereira? Let us know in the comments below.

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