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Jamahal Hill is exactly what the UFC’s light heavyweight division needs in a champion.
Extraordinarily talented, articulate, young, and healthy, Hill defeated Glover Teixeira in dominant fashion to win the title.
Jiri Prochazka won the belt in similar fashion, and appeared to be the one to lead the division until suffering a debilitating shoulder injury that forced him to vacate the title.