Undisputed light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira remains a strong betting favorite to beat Jamahal Hill in his return to the Octagon – with the UFC kingpin claiming he wants to settle his differences with the former gold holder first and foremost.
Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight titleholder and current light heavyweight kingpin, landed the 205 pound title back in November in the main event of UFC 295, stopping former titleholder, Jiri Prochazka with a blistering second round TKO win at Madison Square Garden.
As for Illinois native, Hill, the ex-champion has been sidelined since he took the title in another vacant pairing against Pereira’s close friend and training partner, Glover Teixeira back in January of last year in Brazil – becoming the first Dana White’s Contender Series product to mint himself with gold.