A rematch between gentle heavyweight champion Alex Pereira and former titleholder Jamahal Hill almost occurred on Thursday on the UFC Efficiency Institute.
Pereira and Hill have been on the UFC PI getting exercises in. The 2 exchanged phrases and needed to be separated. The extreme scenario was caught on movie. Hill approached Pereira and Pereira reached out for a fist bump. Issues shortly took a flip. Pereira was able to go on the spot however Hill mentioned, “At no cost? I wish to receives a commission. Let’s generate profits.” Pereira’s coach, Vinicius Reviravolta, separated the 2 earlier than the scenario escalated right into a bodily altercation.
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Pereira and Hill headlined the historic UFC 300 pay-per-view occasion in April. Pereira gained the battle through knockout within the first spherical. For the reason that loss, Hill has been lobbying for a rematch and the 2 have engaged in a forwards and backwards on social media.
Pereira does not have a battle lined up in the meanwhile however Hill does. Hill is scheduled to face fellow former champion Jiri Prochazka on the UFC 311 essential card on Jan. 18 in Inglewood, California. Each Prochazka and Hill are coming off knockout losses to Pereira.
