Meaning Behind Jamahal Hill’s Thumbs Up Tattoo and Ex-UFC Champ’s Other Questionable Inks

Jamahal Hill will become a part of history when he takes on light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira in the main event of the UFC 300 on April 13. While the matchup has felt like somewhat of a letdown to some fans after the tall promises Dana White had made, it is a fantastic matchup stylistically. Hill had comprehensively defeated ‘Poatan’s coach and friend Glover Teixeira at UFC 283 in a one-sided fight to become champion. As discussions of the bout take center stage, let us take a look at something a little off-topic – Hill’s tattoos.

Their bout is expected to be a bloodbath, with two powerful, aggressive strikers going for each other’s heads. Pereira has one of the most distinguishable tattoo works on his body. This adds to the spectacle and style points as he decimates his opponents in the cage. But what about Hill?

Jamahal Hill’s chest tattoos

Jamahal Hill was scheduled to defend his title for the first time against former champion Jan Blachowicz but had to pull out due to a ruptured Achilles tendon he suffered during a game of basketball. He decided to follow his predecessor, Jiri Prochazka’s example and decided to vacate his belt so as not to hold up the division.

And now he will try to reclaim his title from Pereira and is being eagerly anticipated by fans. However, the one thing fans are not looking forward to seeing is Jamahal Hill’s chest tattoos that have been roundly criticized and ridiculed by fans on forums as one of the worst tattoos in the UFC.

‘Sweet Dreams’ has a thumbs-up tattoo on either side of his chest. Fans do not like the amateurish art style, with some comparing it to Mickey Mouse’s hands and Neanderthal cave paintings. Although the reason he got this tattoo remains unknown, if it is meant to convey nothing more than a thumbs up (which is likely), then it is utterly devoid of any special significance, which further infuriates many fans.

Hill has another, much less hated tattoo in the middle of his chest that simply reads “Northside’s” in cursive and is a reference to the dangerous and crime-ridden neighborhood of Northside near where he grew up. While Hill is not as inked as other fighters such as Dustin Poirier or Sean O’Malley, he does have other tattoos on his body.

Other tattoos on Jamahal Hill’s body

Along with these tattoos on his chest, he has two other tattoos on either side of his body. On his right bicep, Hill, who is a professional mixed martial artist, has an illegible word in cursive inked on the upper part of his bicep right below his shoulder.

The meaning and significance of this tattoo are currently unknown. He has the number “22” inked on his left bicep. Although the number undoubtedly holds some special significance for the former champion, its meaning is currently unknown.

Since Hill does not have a lot of tattoos, he has a lot of room for potentially tattoo-worthy moments if he manages to defeat the already-legendary Alex Pereira in the main event of the UFC 300.

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