Former UFC gentle heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill made a stunning choose for Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev.
Alex Pereira faces arguably the hardest take a look at of his gentle heavyweight title reign towards Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313. After three profitable title defenses in 2024, Pereira is driving a ton of momentum into 2025, however so is Ankalaev.
Ankalaev earned the sunshine heavyweight title shot after a 13-fight unbeaten streak, together with latest wins over Aleksandar Rakić and Johnny Walker. He fought for the then-vacant gentle heavyweight belt at UFC 282 towards Jan Blachowicz, however the battle went to a majority draw, and the belt remained vacant.
Enter Jamahal Hill, who received the belt at UFC 283 simply weeks after Ankalaev’s first title shot. Hill clashed with Pereira at UFC 300, shedding by knockout after getting back from a protracted hiatus as a result of harm.
Hill has variations with Pereira and Ankalaev, however regardless of previous hostilities, he’s retaining a eager eye on the UFC 313 primary occasion. However his choose for who will win on Saturday night time may shock you.
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Jamahal Hill breaks down and picks UFC 313 primary occasion that includes Alex Pereira
Throughout a latest episode of the War Council podcast, Hill predicted Pereira vs. Ankalaev.
“I don’t f—— like Ankalaev…however I do respect what he’s executed as a fighter,” Hill stated. “Magomed’s putting is significantly being slept on right here. I don’t consider Pereira sits again and desires to battle out of the pocket, he needs to place the strain on him and land photographs on the surface. The issue is? Magomed is a counter striker. He waits so that you can throw, overexert your self, and even off of feints, he’s countering you. Counters with mixtures, quick, and mixes up his punches…
“For Pereira, the low kicks are there…he must produce these in quantity,” Hill continued. “Alex goes to have produce a whole lot of quantity on this battle to present Ankalaev issues…these energy photographs are going to have to come back as counters. Draw him out of his gap, out of his shell, after which hit him with an enormous counter. That physique jab that he throws will likely be cash. I consider he ought to work these till he’s ready to attract Magomed out…I’m going to go together with Magomed, I simply really feel he has extra instruments to win…he’ll be much more targeted, locked in for this.”
If Pereira wins this weekend, he’ll break Jon Jones’s gentle heavyweight file for the quickest to efficiently defend the belt 4 instances (329 days). Ankalaev is also within striking distance of Jones’s record-setting unbeaten gentle heavyweight streak.
Jamahal Hill and Alex Pereira bought into heated altercation on the UFC PI forward of UFC 313
Hill is seeking to get again into the sunshine heavyweight title dialog after a TKO loss to Jiří Procházka at UFC 311. Main as much as the battle, Hill and Pereira got into a heated altercation on the UFC PI, which almost escalated right into a bodily scuffle.
Hill also has beef with Ankalaev stemming from a collection of social media barbs between the 2 sides. Throughout the podcast referenced above, Hill admitted he rushed to just accept the UFC 300 title battle to maneuver forward of Ankalaev within the pecking order.
UFC 313 is anticipated to be fireworks. Hill has an enormous curiosity in the primary occasion, and he’s selecting a brand new title reign to start this weekend.
