Former UFC gentle heavyweight champions Jiří Procházka and Jamahal Hill had a respectful interplay days out from their showdown in Los Angeles this weekend.
Whereas important consideration is on the pair of championship headliners set to grace the principle and co-main occasions of UFC 311 on Jan. 18, the promotion’s first pay-per-view lineup of 2025 isn’t brief on depth.
And among the many most intriguing and high-stakes bouts on the undercard is the conflict between Procházka and Hill, each of whom wish to reinsert themselves into the title image at 205 kilos after defeats to Alex Pereira in 2024.
Within the build-up, “Candy Desires” hasn’t shied away from some robust discuss, which has made him a polarizing determine amongst MMA followers.
Whereas such an method led to a heated interplay with “Poatan” on the UFC Efficiency Institute final month, the identical can’t be mentioned for what transpired when he not too long ago bumped into his subsequent opponent on the identical facility.
The pair’s pleasant alternate was proven throughout episode three of the UFC 311 Embedded: Vlog Collection.
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The competition between “BJP” and “Candy Desires” will mark the third bout on the principle card, setting the stage for title defenses within the bantamweight and light-weight divisions.
After Merab Dvalishvili battles the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev will renew hostilities with a well-recognized foe in Arman Tsarukyan to shut out the present inside Inglewood’s Intuit Dome.
