(Photo : Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) MIAMI, FLORIDA – Alex Pereira of Brazil and Israel Adesanya of Nigeria change strikes throughout their Middleweight struggle at Kaseya Center on April 08, 2023 in Miami, Florida.
It took them an extended whereas to announce a UFC 300 Main Event, however it’s right here now, and followers thought the billing is sufficient to make the group’s milestone occasion fascinating.
It will likely be Alex Pereira vs Jamahal Hill within the UFC 300 important occasion, which can happen on April 13 on the T-Mobile Arena the place the competitors began.
The Pereira vs. Hill struggle was beforehand greenlit for UFC 301, however Dana White modified his thoughts as they had been nonetheless trying to find their important occasion for the 300.
The two will slug it out within the mild heavyweight class.
Other important playing cards are Zhang Weili vs. Yan Xiaonan within the girls’s Strawweight division and Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway within the light-weight class.
The latter will even battle it out for the symbolic Baddest MotherF***** title.
Alex Pereira vs Jamahal Hill storylines and predictions
Pereira turned a two-weight world champion in simply seven fights and is trying to add to his legacy through the UFC 300.
He gained the UFC Middleweight Championship belt in opposition to Israel Adesanya in 2022 and the UFC Light Heavyweight title in opposition to Jiří Procházka in November final yr.
“My legacy is being built. I’m still fighting, and everyone knows how hard it is to get two belts. A lot of people have tried to achieve this, and many didn’t make it. Only a handful [accomplished it]. I’m a guy who has them, so I think it’s very important,” he stated.
Against Hill, the Brazilian fighter hopes to regain the 205 kilos title he vacated due to an Achilles damage.
The title apparently went to Jamahal Hill, who beat Poatan’s pal and coach, Glover Teixeira.
Pereira and Hill had a back-and-forth lengthy earlier than the UFC 300 important occasion was introduced.
The latter vowed in November final yr that he would put Pereira to sleep as soon as they meet within the octagon.
He made the assertion after listening to about feedback that Poatan’s kickboxing can defeat him.
“Mark my words when I say this: I do not plan on taking him down, I do not plan on wrestling him,” Hill stated on his YouTube channel. “I plan on going in there and where y’all think, he’s just this otherworldy guy because he did kickboxing and I didn’t do kickboxing? This is a completely different sport. Kickboxing is kickboxing, MMA is MMA. I been doing MMA for years. I been bred in MMA, and whenever I do fight him, standing, I will knock him out.”
Hill promised that he would do no grappling within the match. That may play in opposition to him.
The two fighters are fired up already for his or her bout, however which one will win, in line with specialists and betting odds?
Prochazka is uncertain who will win. He thinks Hill can finish the struggle abruptly, but when it goes to full rounds, Pereira will emerge triumphant.
Betting odds are barely favoring Pereira.
DraftKings has him as -162 favourite whereas Hill is +136 underdog.
Odds Shark additionally put Poatan’s odds at -150, whereas Hill’s probabilities of successful are at +125.
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