Jamahal Hill Breaks Down Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev
“I do know I’m gonna get hate for this one, however I get hate anyway — f**ok y’all,” Hill started. “I’m most likely going to go along with Magomed. I’ve simply received a sense. I really feel that he has extra instruments to win. Clearly Alex has that one-hit marvel. If he catches you, he can put you away, however I consider Magomed additionally has that. He has the pace, the endurance to counter.”
Hill additionally identified that Ankalaev will likely be motivated to provide a great efficiency, having come up brief in his solely earlier UFC title battle.
The Russian battled former champ Jan Blachowicz for the vacant title in 2022, however the battle led to a draw, that means neither man left the cage with the belt.
“He’s been on this place earlier than and he let the title slip out of his fingers as soon as earlier than,” he stated. “I consider he’ll be much more centered, locked in for this, and I consider he in the end simply has extra methods to win.”
Alex Pereira claimed the vacant mild heavyweight belt with a knockout of Jiri Prochazka in late 2023. He has since defended the title 3 times. First, he knocked out Hill on the landmark UFC 300 card. Then, he knocked out Prochazka in a rematch. Lastly, in his most up-to-date battle, he took on Khalil Rountree, scoring a fourth-round stoppage in a back-and-forth scrap.
Magomed Ankalaev, in the meantime, is unbeaten in 13-straight fights, with wins over prime mild heavyweights like Aleksandar Rakic, Anthony Smith, Johnny Walker, and Ion Cutelaba.
Jamahal Hill has misplaced back-to-back fights to Pereira and Prochazka, each by KO. He’s set to return to motion in opposition to Rountree in Kansas Metropolis this spring.
