Jamahal Hill had it all mapped out and then disaster struck.
After defeating Glover Teixeira to claim the light heavyweight title at UFC 283 at the outset of last year, the Dana White’s Contender Series graduate felt primed to embark on a reign of destruction and mayhem that would etch his name in the history books and bring calm to what had been a turbulent division for the previous 12 months.
Six months after claiming the title, Hill was playing in a basketball game with other UFC personalities during International Fight Week. He moved to cut through the center of the lane and felt a pop, falling to the floor.