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Farah Hannoun

Jamahal Hill says he would dominate Alex Pereira if he moves up to light heavyweight

Jamahal Hill welcomes Alex Pereira to light heavyweight.

UFC middleweight champion Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) is known to have big weight cuts and has teased a potential move to 205 pounds in the future.

Currently sitting on that light heavyweight throne is Hill (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), who is confident he would make easy work of “Poatan.”

“Come on in,” Hill said in an interview with Inside Fighting. “I’m here for everybody. Just put a dish on the plate so I could eat.

“(It would be a) dominant victory for me – dominant. I’m going to dominate him.”

Pereira rematches Adesanya in Saturday’s UFC 287 main event at Kaseya Center in Miami. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.

Hill is awaiting his first challenger. Hill captured the vacant title with a lopsided win over Glover Teixeira at UFC 283 in January, which prompted Pereira to issue him a challenge to try to avenge his coach and mentor’s loss.

Jiri Prochazka vacated the light heavyweight title due to a shoulder injury that required surgery, but he is projected to be next in line for a shot at the belt he never lost.

“I’m doing what I can to make it happen,” Hill said on fighting Prochazka. “I’m hearing he should be back sooner than normal – hopefully. We’ll see. I’m just waiting to see.”

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 287.

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