Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill has indicated he is interested in pursuing a second world heavyweight title.
Since becoming a champion, it’s safe to say that Jamahal Hill’s career hasn’t gone quite the way he hoped. In the wake of an injury that forced him to vacate the title, Hill lost three consecutive 205-pound fights to Alex Pereira, Jiri Prochazka and Khalil Rountree Jr. Since then, many have wondered what’s next for the 34-year-old.
He is certainly a talented fighter and that much is clear, but Jamahal Hill now has a real point to prove. He has the potential to do some damage in the heavyweight division if he wants to make the move, especially given the uncertainty surrounding the title picture.
In one recent interviewJamahal Hill explained his interest in a heavyweight switch.
Jamahal Hill eyes possible UFC heavyweight title run
“I also have a happy hunger for gold. You know, maybe I want more than one division myself. We are only talking about Pereira here. Maybe I want a few divisions myself.”
“I don’t know, man. I know [Alex Pereira] wants a challenge. He feels like he has a super-he wants a money fight. He really wants to get paid. So it’s possible, especially after what we just saw in the last fight, Aspinall versus Ciryl Gane – how effective the jab was – and then you see how his hands… how he can get locked out.
“There’s a possibility he could be ejected, but I still think that’s a tough ask. That’s a tough ask for him, just for the simple fact of it: He’s going to get it. He’s going to get it.”
Tom Aspinall’s immediate future remains unclear due to his upcoming eye surgery, while Alex Pereira could be just one or two wins away from becoming the first three-weight world champion in UFC history.
There’s a lot standing in Hill’s way, but we’ve seen him overcome adversity before – so let’s see how this plays out.
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