Expected to attempt his first defense of the undisputed light heavyweight championship later this summer in a long-awaited with former division champion, Jiri Prochazka, defending gold holder, Jamahal Hill now has a date in mind for their expected showdown.
Hill, a product of Dana White’s Contender Series, became the first feature from the format to strike gold under the UFC banner, securing a unanimous decision victory over common-foe and former undisputed champion, Glover Teixeira in their vacant title offing at UFC 283 in Brazi in January.
As for Czech Republic native, Prochazka, the former Rizin FF champion headlined UFC 275 back in June of last year against the above-mentioned, Teixeira, submitting the Minas Gerais native with a stunning, fifth round rear-naked choke – sans hooks in Singapore.