Amid hyperlinks to a possible pairing at UFC 311 in January, a promotional host has revealed former gentle heavyweight champions, Jiri Prochazka and Jamahal Hill are set to characteristic towards one another as quickly as two months time.
Prochazka, a former undisputed gentle heavyweight titleholder, has been sidelined since UFC 303 again in June, most just lately struggling a second spherical high-kick and strikes knockout loss to common-foe, Alex Pereira throughout their short-notice headliner throughout Worldwide Battle Week.
As for Hill, the premiere Dana White’s Contender Sequence product to land Octagon spoils, himself has but to characteristic since UFC 300 earlier this alum, struggling a one-sided first spherical knockout defeat to the above-mentioned former two-weight champion, Pereira.
Jiri Prochazka anticipated to battle fellow ex-champion Jamahal Hill in January
And following UFC Battle Night time Macau this morning, post-fight present host, Dan Hellie revealed Jiri Prochazka is ready to tackle Illinois native, Jamahal Hill as quickly as January — amid hyperlinks to a UFC 311 title eliminator in California.
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Himself additionally that includes at UFC 300 earlier this 12 months, Czech Republic native, Prochazka earned himself a rematch title affair with Pereira, scoring a come-from-behind stoppage win over fellow European contender, Aleksandar Rakic within the type of a second spherical knockout win.
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Himself successful vacant gentle heavyweight spoils again in January of final 12 months on enemy territory in Brazil, Hill would flip in a unanimous resolution win over former gold holder, Glover Teixeira in Rio de Janeiro of their short-notice pairing in South America.
Nonetheless, dominated from a rumored title protection towards Prochazka later that 12 months in November, Hill suffered an achilles harm throughout Worldwide Battle Week of that 12 months, ruling him out till his April comeback battle and title cost towards Sao Paulo favourite, Pereira.
